MCKS Charitable Foundation UK & Ireland

Registered charity 1188773 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MCKS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION UK

To relieve poverty and help alleviate suffering in the UK through feeding programs, informative support and charitable services under the MCKS name. The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, or disability by providing caring and compassionate support to all regardless of cultural or religious backgrounds to help create healthy and resilient communities in UK.

Objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY IN THE UK AND IRELAND BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS OR SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND OR CHARITIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS ALSO WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, OR DISABILITY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, ITEMS OR SERVICES.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£714k
Latest spending
£670k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds carried forward were £1,511,145, comprising £1,496,901 in unrestricted funds and £14,244 in restricted funds. The charity generated a net income of £43,992 from incoming resources of £713,624 against total resources expended of £669,632. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period were £1,467,484.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MCKS Charitable Foundation UK (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Total income
£714k
Total spending
£670k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~27.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£714k£670k
31/01/2024£716k£490k
31/01/2023£612k£217k
31/01/2022£531k£229k
31/01/2021£166k£122k

Common questions

Is MCKS Charitable Foundation UK & Ireland financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds carried forward were £1,511,145, comprising £1,496,901 in unrestricted funds and £14,244 in restricted funds. The charity generated a net income of £43,992 from incoming resources of £713,624 against total resources expended of £669,632. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period were £1,467,484.

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
WAR ON WANT1£18k
CHALFORDS LIMITED1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MCS Foundation.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MCKS Charitable Foundation UK & Ireland£714k—0unclear—no doubt
MCS Foundation FY2025£165k—0unclear0.0%no doubt
M & K FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£604k—0above—no doubt
PK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£167k—0above—no doubt
THE SUPPORT FOUNDATION FY2025£190k—0below—no doubt
THE MCBAIN FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2025£830k—0above—no doubt

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