THE MARCE SOCIETY

Registered charity 326797 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Society, which is a registered charity, was formed to advance the understanding, prevention and treatment of mental illness related to childbearing.The Society was founded in January 1980. The Society employs a part-time administrator.There are autonomous branches in Australasia, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS RELATED TO CHILDBEARING.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£291k

Latest spending

£344k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £72,751 for the year ended March 31, 2025, resulting in net assets without donor restrictions of £226,141. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains liquid resources to meet general expenditures within one year, with cash and investments totaling £204,703. The independent accountant's review concluded that no material modifications were necessary for the financial statements to be in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year’s expenditure (held: £226k)

“The Executive Committee endeavor to retain cash equal to one year’s expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Trustees · trustee networks

KELSEY SWEENEY

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

Operates in: Australia · Brazil · Canada · Denmark · Faroe Islands · Finland · France · Germany · Ireland · Italy · Japan · New Zealand

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£291k	£344k
31/03/2024	£51k	£69k
31/03/2023	£271k	£202k
31/03/2022	£34k	£53k
31/03/2021	£142k	£91k

Common questions

Is THE MARCE SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £72,751 for the year ended March 31, 2025, resulting in net assets without donor restrictions of £226,141. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains liquid resources to meet general expenditures within one year, with cash and investments totaling £204,703. The independent accountant's review concluded that no material modifications were necessary for the financial statements to be in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£40k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£26k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND	2	£25k
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PAUL, PENKETH	1	—
DONATING CHARITY LIMITED	1	£1.1m
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£350k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£335k
4 CHARITY FOUNDATION	1	£290k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SOCIETY FOR MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE DISEASES.

THE SOCIETY FOR MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE DISEASES income £2.2m
THE SOCIETY OF MARY AND MARTHA income £649k
GROUP ANALYTIC SOCIETY ,INTERNATIONAL income £138k
THE MARQUE FOUNDATION income £472k
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY income £29.8m
THE MARIE CELESTE SAMARITAN SOCIETY income £510k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MARCE SOCIETY	£291k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE DISEASES FY2025	£2.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF MARY AND MARTHA FY2025	£649k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GROUP ANALYTIC SOCIETY ,INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£138k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MARQUE FOUNDATION FY2025	£472k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY FY2024	£29.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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