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MACINTYRE CARE

Registered charity 250840 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q141191020 · 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.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY AND OR A PHYSICAL DISABILITY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Milton Keynes, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission; Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW); Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 250
  • Government income: £70,548,000 — contracts £70,538,000 (500), grants £10,000 (1); 99% of the £71,169,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 25 (£60,001–£70,000: 10; £70,001–£80,000: 5; £80,001–£90,000: 5; £90,001–£100,000: 3; £100,001–£110,000: 2)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 250
  • Government income: £68,453,000 — contracts £68,411,000 (1,000), grants £42,000 (2); 99% of the £69,282,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 20 (£60,001–£70,000: 8; £70,001–£80,000: 3; £80,001–£90,000: 4; £90,001–£100,000: 4; £100,001–£110,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 250
  • Government income: £65,292,000 — contracts £65,211,000 (1,500), grants £81,000 (5); 100% of the £65,593,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 13 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £70,001–£80,000: 3; £80,001–£90,000: 4; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £100,001–£110,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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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 (3.7%) (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 TRUSTFY2022£2k
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITYFY2025£2k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2024£2k
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£1kEducation / Training
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 Fund10/07/2007£9kGrounds for Living
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

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 FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION3£11k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£374k
MJB CHARITABLE TRUST1£245k
THE SELWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST1£171k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST1£130k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£75k
THE PERIVOLI FOUNDATION1£65k
THE REED FOUNDATION1£60k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MACINTYRE CARE£71.2m—25above—no doubt
MINSTEAD TRUST FY2025£8.7m——below—no doubt
FAMILY CARE TRUST FY2025£4.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE FREMANTLE TRUST FY2026£51.9m£100,000 to £109,99936above—not going concern
CARING AND SHARING TRUST FY2025£91k—0above—no doubt
EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM LIMITED FY2025£20.9m——unclear—no doubt

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