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MCS Foundation

Registered charity 1189096 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VDK FAMILY CHARITY

Latest income
£165k
Latest spending
£132k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds no reserves, relying solely on its current bank balance of £103,043. Gross income for the period was £165,273, derived entirely from a payment by MCS Rental Software. The charity's expenditure totaled £132,190, resulting in a net surplus for the year.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: MCS Rental Software pays 10% of profits to the charity; Richard van der Knaap is major shareholder.
“The MCS Foundation is funded by Richard van der Knaap and/or MCS Rental Software Ltd (a UK company) Richard is the major shareholder of MCS Rental Software ltd and has committed to pay 10% of the company’s profits after corporation to the Foundation.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£165k£132k
31/03/2024£120k£83k
31/03/2023£90k£63k
31/03/2022£45k£30k
31/03/2021£21k£20k

Common questions

Is MCS Foundation financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity holds no reserves, relying solely on its current bank balance of £103,043. Gross income for the period was £165,273, derived entirely from a payment by MCS Rental Software. The charity's expenditure totaled £132,190, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MCS Foundation?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MCS Foundation as a grant recipient include WAR ON WANT.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
WAR ON WANTFY2024£18k

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 GRAND CHARITY1£6.6m
NORTHUMBERLAND MASONIC CHARITY ASSOCIATION1£275k
Leicestershire and Rutland Freemasons' Charity (LRFC)1£187k
THE AURORA TRUST1£50k
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED1£40k
ATTEND1£10k

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