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The MFPA Fund For The Training Of Disabled Children In The Arts

Registered charity 328151 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MFPA TRUST FUND FOR THE TRAINING OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN THE ARTS, THE MFPA FUND FOR THE TRAINING OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN THE ARTS

The object of the charity is to advance the education of handicapped and disabled young persons in arts.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£308k
Latest spending
£155k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £2,910,074 at the year end, representing a surplus of £152,251 for the period. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains significant cash balances and has ongoing property maintenance activities, with no stated reserves policy target provided for comparison.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£641k
Total spending
£177k
Reserves (reported)
£2.8m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~186.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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: Ghana · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£308k£155k
31/03/2025£641k£177k
31/03/2024£368k£66k
31/03/2023£326k£86k
31/03/2022£199k£49k

Common questions

Is The MFPA Fund For The Training Of Disabled Children In The Arts financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £2,910,074 at the year end, representing a surplus of £152,251 for the period. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains significant cash balances and has ongoing property maintenance activities, with no stated reserves policy target provided for comparison. Its FY2026 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST1£543k
ST. JAMES'S PLACE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£341k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST1£185k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION1£111k
THE SANDHU CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£88k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST1£77k
BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£75k
THE ROSE FOUNDATION1£33k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ARTSWORK LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The MFPA Fund For The Training Of Disabled Children In The Arts£308k—0unclear—no doubt
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE CHILDRENS ART SCHOOL FY2025£185k—0above—no doubt
INTOART PROJECTS FY2025£437k—0within—no doubt
MULTI AGENCY INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE FY2025£133k—0above—no doubt

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