Martin House

Analysis

Martin House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wetherby. It was registered in April 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02016332). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Martin House reported income of £17.0m and spending of £11.0m, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £7.9m to £17.0m (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Martin House sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Welsh Air Ambulance Charitable Trust (£17.0m), Mission Aviation Fellowship UK (£17.2m) and Birmingham Voluntary Service Council (£17.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 61%, trading 22%, charitable activities 15% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.8m. Charitable activities took 60% of spending and raising funds 40%. Reserves of £7.9m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 212 people.