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ST MARTINS HOUSING TRUST

Registered charity 802013 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARTINS HOUSING TRUST LIMITED

To provide shelter and food for the homeless in Norwich and Norfolk

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£10.6m
Latest spending
£8.3m
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,299,042 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total funds increasing to £15,008,945. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and has adopted the going concern basis of accounting. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £1,958,038, which is above the stated policy target of £1,258,557.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“The number of employees whose total employee benefits exceeded £60,000 (excluding employer pension costs and employers NI) for the reporting period amounted to 2 which fell between £60,000 to £70,000 and 1 which fell between £70,000 to £80,000” — page 38
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 3
“The number of employees whose total employee benefits exceeded £60,000 (excluding employer pension costs and employers NI) for the reporting period amounted to 2 which fell between £60,000 to £70,000 and 1 which fell between £70,000 to £80,000” — page 38
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Statutory contracts (34% of income)
“Principal funding for the work of St Martins derived from rental income receipts 38%, Statutory contracts 34%, donations 18%, grant income 9% and other 1%.” — page 20
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Larking Gowen LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Martins Housing 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)

9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £3.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: St Martins Housing Trust — Registered, 4 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 08/01/2020.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£10.6m
Total spending
£8.3m
Cost of raising funds
£86k
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
182

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (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: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£10.6m£8.3m
31/03/2025£10.2m£8.7m
31/03/2024£9.1m£7.8m
31/03/2023£7.4m£7.2m
31/03/2022£7.1m£6.4m

Common questions

Is ST MARTINS HOUSING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,299,042 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total funds increasing to £15,008,945. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and has adopted the going concern basis of accounting. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £1,958,038, which is above the stated policy target of £1,258,557. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Larking Gowen LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ST MARTINS HOUSING TRUST earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 3 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds ST MARTINS HOUSING TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST MARTINS HOUSING TRUST as a grant recipient include HOPESTEAD, THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUST, ST MARY'S CHURCH ATTLEBOROUGH PCC.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HOPESTEADFY2024£9k
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
HOPESTEADFY2023£2k
ST MARY'S CHURCH ATTLEBOROUGH PCCFY2021£200Donation from Coffee & Chat funds

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/11/2014£388kLEAP

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
SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS CIO2£30k
THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION1£238k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION1£200k
Bird Song Trust1£94k
TRUST FOR LONDON1£71k
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST1£66k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON1£57k
PARACLETOS1£50k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Stay Charity.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST MARTINS HOUSING TRUST£10.6m£70,001 - £80,0003unclear—no doubt
Stay Charity FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt
HOUSING JUSTICE FY2025£3.0m£90,001 - £100,0002above—no doubt
KINGSTON CHURCHES ACTION ON HOMELESSNESS FY2025£1.2m£60,000 - £65,0001unclear—no doubt
ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL FY2024£313k—0unclear—no doubt
SALISBURY TRUST FOR THE HOMELESS LTD FY2025£406k—0above—no doubt

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