MARTIN MACKINTOSH CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 271411 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust came into being under the terms of a Deed dated 25th March 1976 which empowers the Trustees to apply the whole or any part of the Trust capital or income for such charitable purposes as they may in their absolute discretion think fit.

Objects

FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR OBJECTS IN SUCH SHARES AND IN SUCH MANNER IN ALL RESPECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£54k
Latest spending
£5k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £158,339, representing a net increase from the previous year. The trustees report a policy of maintaining reserves at a level sufficient for the purpose, without specifying a quantitative target. The charity received significant legacy income and increased its investment portfolio during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level sufficient for the purpose (held: £158k)
“have a policy of maintaining reserves at a level sufficient for the purpose.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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
05/04/2025£54k£5k
05/04/2024£4k£4k
05/04/2023£20k£6k
05/04/2022£3k£5k
05/04/2021£3k£4k

Common questions

Is MARTIN MACKINTOSH CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £158,339, representing a net increase from the previous year. The trustees report a policy of maintaining reserves at a level sufficient for the purpose, without specifying a quantitative target. The charity received significant legacy income and increased its investment portfolio during the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.