THE KATHERINE MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 261887 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MRS KATHERINE MARTIN RESIDUARY ESTATE TRUST

Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£39.4m
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust is in the process of an orderly wind-up and dissolution, having liquidated its investment portfolio into short-term liquid deposits. Total reserves stand at £18,232,000, with the majority held as cash or cash equivalents, sufficient to meet committed grants and administrative costs during the two-year dissolution period.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Smailes Goldie.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£101k
Total spending
£39.4m
Cost of raising funds
£46k
Reserves (reported)
£18.2m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.5m£39.4m
31/03/2024£2.4m£1.2m
31/03/2023£729k£520k
31/03/2022£627k£599k
31/03/2021£49.2m£46.6m

Common questions

Is THE KATHERINE MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the Trust is in the process of an orderly wind-up and dissolution, having liquidated its investment portfolio into short-term liquid deposits. Total reserves stand at £18,232,000, with the majority held as cash or cash equivalents, sufficient to meet committed grants and administrative costs during the two-year dissolution period. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Smailes Goldie.

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