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THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 327751 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

to promote and develop theatrical, musical and dramatic arts; relieve suffering from and promote research into the causes & treatment of AIDS/Cancer; provide for medical research generally and relief of sickness; relief for the homeless and poverty stricken;promotion of the conservation, protection & enhancement in the UK of nature & the amenities of the countryside inc. areas of natural beauty.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£424k
Latest spending
£994k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £12,299,666, which is above the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. However, the trustees acknowledge that the rate of spending exceeds investment returns and that it will be impossible to maintain current expenditure levels in the long term without further major donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £12.3m)
“The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which enables the Foundation to meet at least three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£634k
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£12.8m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~118.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (68% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Greece · Malta · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£424k£994k
31/03/2024£634k£1.3m
31/03/2023£607k£1.0m
31/03/2022£71k£179k
31/03/2021£100k£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £12,299,666, which is above the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. However, the trustees acknowledge that the rate of spending exceeds investment returns and that it will be impossible to maintain current expenditure levels in the long term without further major donations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION£424k—0unclear—no doubt
JOHN MACKINTOSH MEMORIAL HOMES FY2025£115k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOHN MACLEOD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£226k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MCLAIN FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024£2.8m—0unclear—no doubt
DAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION UK FY2025£173k—0above—no doubt
THE MACKIE FOUNDATION FY2025£213k—0unclear—no doubt

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