THE MATTHEW 25 35 TRUST

Registered charity 1121758 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Making grants to charities and individuals who meet the Trust's objectives and impress the Trustees with the relevance of their project proposals, the effectiveness of their operations and the sustainability of their activities. Given the Trust's aim to advance religion by the promotion of the Christian faith, the Christian message should be integral to the activity.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO PAY THEM TO SUCH CHARITY OR APPLY THEM FOR SUCH OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") IN EACH CASE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING):2.1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION BY THE PROMOTION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH;2.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH BY THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF SICKNESS, DISEASE OR HUMAN SUFFERING;2.3) THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY;2.4) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:2.4.1) THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;2.4.2) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION;2.5) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC:2.5.1) IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; AND2.5.2) BY THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH ON THE SYSTEMIC CAUSES OF POVERTY, DISEASE AND HUMAN SUFFERING AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH;FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE 2 "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" MEANS "DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS".

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Guildford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £516 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £5,102 to £4,586. The trustees note that the charity's policy is to retain a minimum cash level of £5,000, but the actual cash held at year-end was £5,306, which is above the stated policy target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR H C MATHERchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• DR J D WELDON
• MR A. P. MATHER
• MR N.P. VARLEY
• MRS A. S. MATHER
• MRS E J Mather
• MRS F. A. VARLEY
• REV N P WELDON

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Burundi · Cambodia · Central African Republic · Chad · Colombia · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Ethiopia · Iraq · Ivory Coast · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan

Income and spending

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• THE MATTHEW 25 MISSION income £255k
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Side by side with its peers

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