Montgomery Lectureship Trust
Analysis
Montgomery Lectureship Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St Edmunds. It was registered in December 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Montgomery Lectureship Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £14k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £13k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Montgomery Lectureship Trust sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Mary's C of E School Thornbury Parent Teacher and Friends Association (£13k), Ashleigh Friends (£13k) and Royal School of Mines Association Trust (£13k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The purpose of the Trust is to promote lectures 'in explanation and defence of the Christian religion with a view to removing difficulties widely felt in the way of faith and to demonstrate the reasonableness of theistic belief.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Mary's C of E School Thornbury Parent Teacher and Friends Association | Bristol | £13k |
| Ashleigh Friends | Norfolk | £13k |
| Royal School of Mines Association Trust | Twickenham | £13k |
| Friends of Earls Colne Primary School & Nursey | Colchester | £13k |