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THE MARTIN FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1110184 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide assistance in areas deemed appropriate by Trustees. The promotion of education through the provision of awards to students, provision of advertising and other direct support on behalf of Independent Schools, along with assisting the local community through the support of local facilities and community events.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income
£141k
Latest spending
£73k
Registered
2005

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Charity Commission inquiry

The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into two independent school charities due to serious regulatory issues regarding trustee administration, conflicts of interest, and asset protection. The Commission appointed joint interim managers to act to the exclusion of the current trustees to protect the charities' assets.
The report states the inquiry was opened due to 'clear and ongoing serious regulatory issues' identified through engagement following complaints. It lists specific concerns including conflict management and asset protection.
“Our engagement established that there were clear and ongoing serious regulatory issues relating to the administration of the charities by the trustees.”
The report explicitly lists the regulatory concerns that prompted the inquiry, including conflicts of interest, asset protection, and potential unauthorized benefits.
“These included the management of conflicts of interest, protecting and properly accounting for the charities’ assets, and potential unauthorised trustee benefit.”
The report details the specific areas the inquiry is examining, focusing on conflicts, trustee benefits, and charitable purposes.
“The inquiry is examining: The extent to which potential conflicts of interest and connected party transactions have been properly managed”
Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2023)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£355k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£141k£73k
31/08/2024£191k£90k
31/08/2023£1.7m£355k
31/08/2022£83£18k
31/08/2021——