THE DONALD MACKAY TRUST

Registered charity 298083 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity supports the work of churches in the UK and East Africa, including the Training for Life programme for young people in Tanzania. It also assist with the university education of Tanzanians whon cannot afford it. It supports job creation through Equity for Africa. Various other donations are made to UK and international charities.

Objects

(I) TO ADVANCE CHRISTIAN N RELIGION (II) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The Donald MacKay Trust reported total incoming resources of £89,244 and total resources expended of £86,967 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a net movement in funds of £2,277. The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £773, which is significantly below its stated policy of holding a maximum of six months' expenditure in reserves. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

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.

• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Elizabeth Thompson
• Dr JANET ELIZABETH LEFROY · trustee of 4 other charities
• Jeremy Lefroy · trustee of 13 other charities

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

Operates in: Burundi · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Kenya · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · Staffordshire · Tanzania · Throughout London · Uganda

Income and spending

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