The Martin Ryle Trust

Analysis

The Martin Ryle Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in October 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2026, The Martin Ryle Trust reported income of £34k and spending of £38k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £26k to £34k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 215%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Martin Ryle Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parent, Teacher and Friends Association of Blackheath Prep School (£34k), Friends of Longparish School (£34k) and Nandi School Project (£34k).