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MARTHA TRUST

Registered charity 1067885 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of residential or 'inclusive care', for people with profound physical and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), as well as respite care, day care services and support to families caring for people with PMLD.

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Latest income
£8.3m
Latest spending
£7.8m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the charitable company's affairs. The independent auditors have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Martha Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold); recorded price paid £200k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Martha Trust — Registered, 2 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 25/05/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£8.3m
Total spending
£7.8m
Cost of raising funds
£193k
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
177

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£8.3m£7.8m
31/12/2024£7.2m£7.1m
31/12/2023£6.6m£7.0m
31/12/2022£6.4m£6.5m
31/12/2021£6.3m£5.8m

Common questions

Is MARTHA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the charitable company's affairs. The independent auditors have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves LLP.

Who funds MARTHA TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MARTHA TRUST as a grant recipient include CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE HALEY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LAWSON TRUST CIO.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATIONFY2024£79k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20kLearning Disability
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£20kDisability
THE HALEY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kLearning Disability
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2024£5kOther grants
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2025£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2023£5k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£5kDisability
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2022£4k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£3k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kDisability
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£2k
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£2k
FRAZER TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
FRIARSGATE TRUSTFY2025£1kCare and Welfare
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kEstate Fund
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kGeneral
THE HALEY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2024£1k
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE THE MARTYR, DEAL, KENTFY2024£500Caring for profoundly disabled people, to allow them to achieve their potential and, where possible, their independence
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GEORGE THE MARTYR, DEAL, KENTFY2025£500Caring for severely disabled people
THE TORY FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£500
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£200
THE ARDWICK TRUSTFY2024£200
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BEXHILLFY2023£142

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/06/2024£20kActivities at Mary House Hastings
The National Lottery Community Fund24/06/2022£10kActivities in Hastings
The National Lottery Community Fund21/05/2021£10kSupporting better
The National Lottery Community Fund20/06/2019£10kCommunication for All

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUST2£234k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST2£11k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION2£9k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£374k
MJB CHARITABLE TRUST1£145k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£75k
CHRISTOS LAZARI FOUNDATION1£69k
THE PERIVOLI FOUNDATION1£65k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MARTHA TRUST HEREFORD LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MARTHA TRUST£8.3m——unclear—no doubt
MARTHA TRUST HEREFORD LIMITED FY2025£5.2m——above—no doubt
HF TRUST LIMITED FY2025£85.0m——unclear50.0%material uncertainty
MILESTONES TRUST FY2025£41.1m——within21.4%no doubt
LIFE PATH TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—0below—material uncertainty
THE ORCHARD TRUST FY2025£5.4m£60,001 - £70,0002below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.