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MARTIN HOUSE

Registered charity 517919 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing holistic care and support to children and young people with life limiting illnesses and to their families in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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Latest income
£17.0m
Latest spending
£11.0m
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state the charity reported a surplus of £6.5m for the year, driven largely by a capital appeal raising over £5.7m. Free reserves were £9,587,915, which the Trustees consider to be above their minimum policy target of six months' core running costs. The charity remains financially sustainable with adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“£100,001 to £110,000 2” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one year's core running costs (held: £9.6m)
“The Trustees consider that one year’s core running costs, anticipated to be approximately £11.9m this year, would provide appropriate security against such uncertainties.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Debtor balance with subsidiary
“At 30 April 2025, Martin House had a debtor balance of £44,624 owed by Martin House (Shops) Limited” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Corporate structure

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.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardNHSWYICB - OOH Care and Specialist Advice for Palliative and End of Life Care——

Property (HM Land Registry)

9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £242k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Martin House — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 22/06/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income
£17.0m
Total spending
£11.0m
Cost of raising funds
£4.4m
Reserves (reported)
£7.9m
Employees
212

Reported reserves equal ~8.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 25.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kirklees · Leeds City · North East Lincolnshire · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£17.0m£11.0m
30/04/2024£13.8m£10.8m
30/04/2023£10.3m£9.9m
30/04/2022£8.2m£9.1m
30/04/2021£7.9m£7.9m

Common questions

Is MARTIN HOUSE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state the charity reported a surplus of £6.5m for the year, driven largely by a capital appeal raising over £5.7m. Free reserves were £9,587,915, which the Trustees consider to be above their minimum policy target of six months' core running costs. The charity remains financially sustainable with adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of MARTIN HOUSE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band.

Who funds MARTIN HOUSE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MARTIN HOUSE as a grant recipient include THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION, THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION, THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY, THE HISCOX FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATIONFY2022£610kFurther Commitment
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2025£100k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2023£60kSocial
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2022£54k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATIONFY2023£18k
ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£13kArt Therapy Programme
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£12kHospice
ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£12kFamily Support Practitioner role
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2021£10kLocal support
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k2022 Committed instalment
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£10kSocial
THE A M FENTON TRUSTFY2022£8k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£7k
THE HARROGATE ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUNDFY2025£6k
THE HARROGATE ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUNDFY2024£6k
THE A M FENTON TRUSTFY2023£5k
DAVID AND ELIZABETH KERFOOT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUSTFY2023£5kNYO Inspire
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2024£4kMedical
THE A M FENTON TRUSTFY2021£3k
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET, HORSFORTH, LEEDSFY2025£1kHospice in Leeds caring for children and young people
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2022£500
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUSTFY2025£500
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUSTFY2022£400
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUSTFY2023£400
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£0
THE HARROGATE ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUNDFY2023£0
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2025£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2025£107kYorkshire Community Engagement Project - Cultural Liaison Officer
UK government04/04/2023£1.1mChildren and Young Peoples Hospice Grant 2023-24 Little Havens

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
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST2£87k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED2£20k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST2£18k
DANDIA CHARITABLE TRUST2£18k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST2£15k
BELVEDERE TRUST2£5k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION2£5k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RICHARD HOUSE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MARTIN HOUSE£17.0m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
RICHARD HOUSE TRUST FY2024£4.8m——unclear46.5%no doubt
HAVEN HOUSE FOUNDATION FY2025£5.9m——above—no doubt
EAST ANGLIA'S CHILDREN'S HOSPICES FY2025£22.4m——unclear—no doubt
DERIAN HOUSE CHILDRENS HOSPICE FY2025£7.7m——above—no doubt
Havens Hospices FY2025£20.6m£110,000 - £119,999—unclear—no doubt

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