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THE MINES ADVISORY GROUP

Registered charity 1083008 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAG, MINES ADVISORY GROUP

Our vision is a safe & secure future for men,women & children affected by armed violence & conflict.MAG assists people through mine action & Arms Management & Destruction.We seek to address the human impact of landmines,cluster munitions & ERW & we work to reduce the risk & impact of unplanned explosions at munitions sites & the risk of weapons & munitions being diverted to the illicit arms trade.

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Latest income
£99.3m
Latest spending
£99.5m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 8% to £99.3m, driven largely by institutional funding, while net expenditure remained low at £0.2m. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5.7m and cash balances of £29.5m, with the trustees confirming adequate resources to continue operations for at least 12 months despite geopolitical uncertainties affecting US funding.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a floor of £4.7m (held: £5.7m)
“A floor of £4.7m is approved in the reserves policy.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees' expenses
“Expenses reimbursed or incurred directly by MAG in respect of 14 Trustees during the period amounted to £17k (2023: 14 Trustees - £18k). Of this, £7k (2023: £4k) related to travel and accommodation costs for Trustees visiting MAG projects.”
“During the year MAG America subgranted $74.7m to MAG under various contracts funded by the US Government and Private sources. MAG paid $1.1m to MAG America to cover operating costs and the outstanding balance at year end was $8k.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: MAG America subgrant
“Expenses reimbursed or incurred directly by MAG in respect of 14 Trustees during the period amounted to £17k (2023: 14 Trustees - £18k). Of this, £7k (2023: £4k) related to travel and accommodation costs for Trustees visiting MAG projects.”
“During the year MAG America subgranted $74.7m to MAG under various contracts funded by the US Government and Private sources. MAG paid $1.1m to MAG America to cover operating costs and the outstanding balance at year end was $8k.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“Expenses reimbursed or incurred directly by MAG in respect of 14 Trustees during the period amounted to £17k (2023: 14 Trustees - £18k). Of this, £7k (2023: £4k) related to travel and accommodation costs for Trustees visiting MAG projects.”
“During the year MAG America subgranted $74.7m to MAG under various contracts funded by the US Government and Private sources. MAG paid $1.1m to MAG America to cover operating costs and the outstanding balance at year end was $8k.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Deloitte LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MAG (Mines Advisory Group) (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (34,609 likes) · instagram (8,187 followers)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£99.3m
Total spending
£99.5m
Cost of raising funds
£606k
Reserves (reported)
£5.9m
Employees
5,809

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Angola · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Burkina Faso · Burma · Cambodia · Chad · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Iraq · Laos · Lebanon · Mali · Mauritania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£99.3m£99.5m
31/12/2023£91.9m£92.4m
31/12/2022£87.4m£86.2m
31/12/2021£76.3m£75.4m
31/12/2020£119.9m£120.3m

Common questions

Is THE MINES ADVISORY GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 8% to £99.3m, driven largely by institutional funding, while net expenditure remained low at £0.2m. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5.7m and cash balances of £29.5m, with the trustees confirming adequate resources to continue operations for at least 12 months despite geopolitical uncertainties affecting US funding. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Deloitte LLP.

Who funds THE MINES ADVISORY GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MINES ADVISORY GROUP as a grant recipient include MUSLIM AID, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED, THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION, FESTIVAL MEDICAL SERVICES.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MUSLIM AIDFY2023£111kMyanmar
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2021£50kOverseas education
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£30kOverseas education
THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2024£20k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kOverseas Development
FESTIVAL MEDICAL SERVICESFY2023£10kTraining medics to work with demining teams and procure essential medical equipment for Ukraine.
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETINGFY2024£161Church activities
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETINGFY2023£150Church activities
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETINGFY2021£100Grant funding of activities
LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETINGFY2022£100Grant funding of activities

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
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED2£20k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION2£15k
The Marks Family Charitable Trust1—
GOLDMAN SACHS GIVES (UK)1£440k
THE RELAY TRUST1£360k
JNF CHARITABLE TRUST1£320k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION1£280k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£225k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HALO TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MINES ADVISORY GROUP£99.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE HALO TRUST FY2025£165.6m——above—no doubt
MUSLIM GLOBAL RELIEF FY2025£4.2m—0unclear—no doubt
MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP FY2024£5.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE MAGENI TRUST FY2025£145k—0within—no doubt
THE MAGDALENE GROUP FY2025£432k—0unclear—no doubt

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