MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 8 January 1988
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2025 – 5 April 2026
Latest income: £157,326
Latest expenditure: £256,535
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 36 WALPOLE STREET, LONDON, SW3 4QS

02 Activities

What the charity does

To provide charitable donations, relieve provety, advance eductaion, advance religion and other charitable purposes beneficial to the community.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 20 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 20 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £157,326
Total Gross Expenditure: £256,535

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 3 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £167,126
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,887

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £284,953
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,977

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £946,844
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,825

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 11 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 11 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £359,108
Total Gross Expenditure: £71,191

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2026
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2027
Ar Received Date: 20 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £157,326
Total Gross Expenditure: £256,535
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £167,126
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,887
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £284,953
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,977
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £946,844
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,825
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 11 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £359,108
Total Gross Expenditure: £71,191
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 944117
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2727
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 946844
Income Legacies: 794117
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £121,825
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 121825
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 120170
Expenditure Governance: 1655
Expenditure Support Costs: 1655
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -16344
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,825,884
Assets Total Fixed: 1481056
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1481056
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £347,637
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,809
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,825,884
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2809
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £347,637
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1825884
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1825884
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1988-01-08T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 23/11/1987AS AFFECTED BY RESOLUTION MADE UNDER S74 OF THE CHARITIES ACT 1993 01/05/2011
Charitable Objects: 1. RELIEF OF POVERTY. 2. ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. 3. ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION. 4. OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY. 5. TO MAKE PAYMENTS TO SUCH CHARITIES AS MAY BE DECIDED.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment