St Martins Housing Trust

Analysis

St Martins Housing Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in August 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02390375). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, St Martins Housing Trust reported income of £10.6m and spending of £8.3m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £7.1m to £10.6m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Martins Housing Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Wycliffe UK Limited (£10.5m), Trust for London (£10.7m) and Porchlight (£10.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82% and donations and legacies 18%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £970k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 182 people.