MACINTYRE CARE

Registered charity 250840 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MACINTYRE

MacIntyre provides services for adults and children with learning disabilities. These services include schools, colleges, adult learning centres, registered care homes, supported living and other individual support.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£71.2m
Latest spending
£71.2m
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a small unrestricted surplus of £221k and total funds of £45.2m, with a healthy level of liquid funds. Per the trustees' report, the charity continues to operate on fine margins due to challenging public sector funding, but maintains a strong consolidated balance sheet.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 25
“Group 2025 No. 2 3 5 5 10”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: deliver a small surplus to meet its investment and operational needs (held: £23.1m)
“MacIntyre Care manages its financial performance to aim to deliver a small surplus to meet its investment and operational needs.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Milton Keynes City CouncilMilton Keynes City Council Supported Living Framework 2025-2029——

Property (HM Land Registry)

16 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold); recorded price paid £490k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: MacIntyre Care — Registered, 71 registered locations, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 09/11/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (8,754 likes) · instagram (2,242 followers)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£71.2m
Total spending
£71.2m
Cost of raising funds
£71k
Reserves (reported)
£3.9m
Employees
2,061

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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Register events

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
31/03/2025£71.2m£71.2m
31/03/2024£69.3m£69.2m
31/03/2023£65.6m£66.6m
31/03/2022£65.9m£66.2m
31/03/2021£67.2m£64.1m

Common questions

Is MACINTYRE CARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a small unrestricted surplus of £221k and total funds of £45.2m, with a healthy level of liquid funds. Per the trustees' report, the charity continues to operate on fine margins due to challenging public sector funding, but maintains a strong consolidated balance sheet. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds MACINTYRE CARE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MACINTYRE CARE as a grant recipient include THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION, WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITY, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY, THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2021£10kSponsored Grant
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITYFY2024£6kRelief in Need
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kCompassionate Support
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITYFY2025£5kTowards equipment at the new premises
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITYFY2022£4k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kEducation and Training
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2023£2k
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITYFY2025£2k
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2024£2k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kSingle payment
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1kCharitable Donation
THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITYFY2022£1k
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITYFY2021£750Towards an outdoor sofa for their residential care home

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England26/05/2023£6kMacIntyre Mixed Ability Rugby Team
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2022£5kSwanwick Community Hub
UK government14/08/2020£6kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund30/04/2020£2kStaying Connected
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2020£170kDying to Talk Pilot
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/08/2014£82k"MacIntyre Memories Golden Jubilee"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/10/2012£8k"MacIntyre Memories"
Sport England17/07/2012£10kMacIntyre Sports Group
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2010£10kNew Routes Community Garden and Horticulture Training Project
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2005£5kMacIntyre Learning Centre Warrington
Northern Rock Foundation14/09/1999£20kGrant awarded to MacIntyre Care (North West)

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MENCAP IN KIRKLEES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MACINTYRE CARE£71.2m—25above—no doubt
MENCAP IN KIRKLEES FY2025£3.6m—0unclear—no doubt
SHEFFIELD MENCAP FY2025£1.5m——within—no doubt
Croydon Mencap FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
MERTON MENCAP FY2025£827k—0unclear—no doubt
MIDLAND MENCAP FY2025£10.8m£100,001 - £110,0002above—no doubt

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