CELIA MACKAY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1019144 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARC THEATRE CHARITABLE TRUST, MACKAY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST

The charity supports a limited number of causes known to the trustees.

Objects

TO APPLY THE TRUST FUND AND THE INCOME THEREOF FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH REGISTERED CHARITIES LOCATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DECIDE

Area of benefit: THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Charnwood, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£61k

Latest spending

£108k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,735,208, which the trustees state are adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £170,334, driven by significant net gains on investments of £218,003, despite incurring £108,260 in total expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would indicate a lack of compliance with statutory requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Investment

Trustees · trustee networks

ALICIA MACKAY · trustee of 1 other charity
Adam Watkiss
CELIA MARY MACKAY

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£61k	£108k
31/12/2024	£50k	£53k
31/12/2023	£53k	£126k
31/12/2022	£36k	£153k
31/12/2021	£37k	£183k

Common questions

Is CELIA MACKAY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,735,208, which the trustees state are adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £170,334, driven by significant net gains on investments of £218,003, despite incurring £108,260 in total expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would indicate a lack of compliance with statutory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ZOREYA TZEDOKOS	1	£738k
SHULEM B. ASSOCIATION LIMITED	1	£524k
BOROUGHLEA LIMITED	1	£120k
MAYHEIGHTS LIMITED	1	£80k
KH D'SATMAR LTD	1	£70k
LOCALTRENT LIMITED	1	£44k
BEIS MINCHAS YITZCHOK TRUST	1	£22k
SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITED	1	£18k

Charities like this

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

RICHARD MACKAY CHARITABLE TRUST income £41k
THE CELIA BLAKEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £203k
M I CHARITABLE TRUST income £21k
THE SIR HUGH AND LADY SYKES CHARITABLE TRUST income £93k
THE MANACKERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST income £153k
CHASDEI YOEL CHARITABLE TRUST income £301k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CELIA MACKAY CHARITABLE TRUST	£61k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RICHARD MACKAY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£41k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CELIA BLAKEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£203k	—	below	—	no doubt
M I CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£21k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SIR HUGH AND LADY SYKES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£93k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE MANACKERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£153k	—	within	—	no doubt

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