THE ROBIN MACLEOD CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1192118 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust has general charitable obectives. The trustees will consider awarding grants to registered charities and where appropriate individuals; that can demonstrate that support is required and will be used in the most effective way to benefit others. The trust focuses on advancement of health, poverty, refugees, homelessness and animal welfare.

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Latest income
£466k
Latest spending
£433k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds amounted to £265,261 at the year end, following a net movement in funds of a deficit of £483,897. The trustees report that reserves are sufficient to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months, with no material uncertainties identified. The charity has no stated reserves policy target, aiming instead to distribute incoming resources within a reasonable time span.

Automated summary of the FY2023 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Robin MacLeod Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2022)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£418k
Reserves (reported)
£207k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£466k£433k
31/01/2024£12k£278k
31/01/2023£346k£782k
31/01/2022£1.1m£418k

Common questions

Is THE ROBIN MACLEOD CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds amounted to £265,261 at the year end, following a net movement in funds of a deficit of £483,897. The trustees report that reserves are sufficient to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months, with no material uncertainties identified. The charity has no stated reserves policy target, aiming instead to distribute incoming resources within a reasonable time span. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ROBIN MACLEOD CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROBIN MACLEOD CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE JOHN MACLEOD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOHN MACLEOD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£30k
THE JOHN MACLEOD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£198
THE JOHN MACLEOD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£150

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROBIN MACLEOD CHARITABLE TRUST£466k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOHN MACLEOD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£226k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£192k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£148k—0above—no doubt
THE THOMAS RAWCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£270k—0above—no doubt
THE MCLAIN FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024£2.8m—0unclear—no doubt

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