Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 2

MARTHA TRUST

The provision of residential or 'inclusive care', for people with profound physical and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), as well as respite care, day care services and support to families caring for people with PMLD.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 26 years

www.marthatrust.org.uk

contact@marthatrust.org.uk

01304615223

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£6,401	£6,465	£-64	£154	£5,074	£4,286	8	175	80
31/12/21		£6,347	£5,848	£499	£127	£5,138	£4,380	9	176	66
31/12/20		£5,706	£5,432	£274	£112	£4,639	£3,961	8.8	173	30
31/12/19		£5,259	£5,415	£-156	£141	£4,365	£3,759	8.3	181	30
31/12/18		£5,053	£5,164	£-110	£154	£4,521	£3,907	9.1	181	30
31/12/17		£5,022	£4,723	£299	£159	£4,631	£3,852	9.8	182	0
31/12/16		£4,536	£4,470	£65	£173	£4,332	£3,618	9.7	177	0
31/12/15	*	£4,374	£4,268	£106	£171	£4,267	£3,555	10	167	0
31/12/14		£4,227	£3,928	£300	£172	£4,161	£3,405	10.4	152	0
31/12/13		£3,753	£3,789	£-36	£149	£3,861	£3,104	9.8	148	0
31/12/12		£3,822	£3,860	£-38	£139	£3,897	£3,192	9.9	153	0
31/12/11		£4,024	£3,838	£186	£179	£3,948	£3,240	10.1	143	0
31/12/10		£3,866	£3,739	£127	£152	£3,763	£3,000	9.6	135	0
31/12/09		£3,547	£3,392	£155	£128	£3,636	£2,927	10.4	126	0
31/12/08		£2,960	£2,801	£159	£120	£3,480	£2,340	10	115	0
31/12/07		£2,883	£2,591	£292	£118	£3,321	£2,449	11.3	117	0
31/12/06		£2,235	£2,324	£-89	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£2,214	£1,684	£530	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£2,168	£1,332	£836	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 84%
Reserves/Spending: 8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex, Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

175 employees
80 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£29,863
Department for Work and Pensions	£15,427
DCMS	£10,000
CareTech foundation	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Activities in Hastings
£9,878	24/06/2022	The funding will be used deliver an activities programme for those with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) that reside in Martha Trust residential home or staying their during ....more The funding will be used deliver an activities programme for those with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) that reside in Martha Trust residential home or staying their during respite. The project will deliver activities both inside and outside of the home so that residents can learn new skills and experience new things breaking up the monotony of their daily care routine.
Department for Work and Pensions - BIOONICS LIMMITED
£4,341	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
CareTech foundation - Martha Trust
£1,000	25/08/2021	A grant of £1,000 awarded to purchase a bladder scanner to avoid the use of unnecessary catheterization and reduce the rates of urinary tract infections.
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting better
£10,000	21/05/2021	The funding will be used to update person-centred software. The project aims to continue to provide timely care to people with multiple learning difficulties within care homes.
Department for Work and Pensions - BIOONICS
£11,086	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	09/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Communication for All
£9,985	20/06/2019 12	The project will use funding to provide respite care for people with profound disabilities across Kent & Sussex to help them remain active by improving the equipment and staff training ....more The project will use funding to provide respite care for people with profound disabilities across Kent & Sussex to help them remain active by improving the equipment and staff training requirements to meet the needs of the disabled beneficiaries
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	27/03/2018	Special Needs Bedrooms & Therapy Room Build - Mary House, Hastings
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Martha Trust
£30,000	02/03/2017	Construction of building for a charity which works with adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities in Kent

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 54-83

RICHARD PITT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor

DR REBECCA PRYSE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Gp

GEORGINA HOVEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee/Ambassador

HUMPHREY CLARKE Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Engineering Consultant

JOHN BARRINGTON QUIN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Reired Chief Executive Chairman

MR ROB SPARKES Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Service Delivery Manager (It)

ROGER JOHN IAN WALTON (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director Of Environment And Corporate Assets, Other trusteeship: DOVER PATROL MEMORIAL FUND,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/02/1998, number: 1067885
Registered at Companies House on 18/11/1997, number: 03467406

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR15: 0 days late,

Main office

HOMEMEAD LANE
HACKLINGE
DEAL
KENT
CT14 0PG

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL AND LEARNING DISABILITIES BY THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL, RESPITE AND OTHER SUITABLE FORMS OF CARE THROUGH WHICH TO EXPRESS CHRISTIAN LOVE IN ACTION; TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS AND TO GIVE SUPPORT TO THEIR FAMILIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PREDOMINANTLY SOUTH EAST ENGLAND.

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