THE MACKAY AND BREWER CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1072666 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£128k

Latest spending

£145k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £74,913 at the end of the period, an increase from £55,308 the previous year. The trustees pursue a policy of maintaining free reserves to cover future needs, opportunities, contingencies, and risks. The charity also holds bank balances of £87,823 and expendable endowment investments valued at £3,549,618.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks (held: £75k)

“The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

LUDLOW TRUST COMPANY (SOUTHAMPTON) LTD · trustee of 113 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
07/05/2025	£128k	£145k
05/04/2024	£82k	£174k
05/04/2023	£76k	£54k
05/04/2022	£56k	£77k
05/04/2021	£58k	£115k

Common questions

Is THE MACKAY AND BREWER CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £74,913 at the end of the period, an increase from £55,308 the previous year. The trustees pursue a policy of maintaining free reserves to cover future needs, opportunities, contingencies, and risks. The charity also holds bank balances of £87,823 and expendable endowment investments valued at £3,549,618. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MCGRATH TAYLOR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

MCGRATH TAYLOR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £109k
THE JOAN LYNETTE DALTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £120k
PAULINE MEREDITH CHARITABLE TRUST income £185k
MILLIE'S WATCH income £112k
Q CHARITABLE TRUST income £760k
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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MACKAY AND BREWER CHARITABLE TRUST	£128k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MCGRATH TAYLOR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£109k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JOAN LYNETTE DALTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PAULINE MEREDITH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£185k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MILLIE'S WATCH FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Q CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£760k	—	below	—	no doubt

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