MCS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION — grant history

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Latest income

£8.8m

Grants listed (FY2024)

Listed grants total

£954k

Accounts grants total

£558k

listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2024 accounts

Application guidance — from the funder’s own website

How to apply: Our 2026 main grant call is now closed. Thank you to all who applied, we will be in touch in due course.
Deadlines: Our 2026 main grant call is now closed. Thank you to all who applied, we will be in touch in due course.

Summarised from www.mcscharitablefoundation.org on 17/08/2026. Always check the funder’s site before applying.

Credited as a funder by

Charities that name this funder on their own websites (website claims, separate from the accounts-extracted grants below).

Ashden Climate Solutions “MCS Charitable Foundation is proud to support Ashden’s local authority hubs project.”

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded

Environment/conservation/heritage (6 grantees)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (5 grantees)
Education/training (5 grantees)
Economic/community Development/employment (3 grantees)
General Charitable Purposes (2 grantees)
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity (1 grantee)
Overseas Aid/famine Relief (1 grantee)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (1 grantee)
Accommodation/housing (1 grantee)

Where grantees operate

Throughout England And Wales (3 grantees)
Nigeria (2 grantees)
Kenya (2 grantees)
South Africa (2 grantees)
Peru (2 grantees)
Cumbria (1 grantee)
Cornwall (1 grantee)
Cameroon (1 grantee)
Honduras (1 grantee)
Colombia (1 grantee)

What changed: FY2023 → FY2024

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings we have read. A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

Change	Grantee	FY2023	FY2024
new	CAG Consultants	—	£70k
new	UK Green Buidling Council	—	£45k
new	The Collaborate I CIC	—	£30k
new	Generation C	—	£30k
new	NOCN	—	£26k
new	SDN Enterprises Ltd	—	£25k
new	Dark Matter Laboratories Ltd	—	£22k
new	National Retrofit Hub	—	£20k
up	Carbon Co-op	£40k	£68k
up	SE2 Ltd	£7k	£60k
up	University of Oxford	£17k	£40k
up	Exeter City Council / Devon County Council	£20k	£35k
up	Ashden Climate Solutions	£15k	£30k
up	Living Places Earth Advisers Ltd	£12k	£30k
up	Westminster City Council	£4k	£17k
down	Neath Port Talbot council	£40k	£16k
not listed	Energy Systems Catapult	£68k	—
not listed	Solar Energy UK	£30k	—
not listed	PEC TRUST	£16k	—
not listed	Herefordshire Green Network	£15k	—
not listed	WWF Scotland	£10k	—
not listed	CPRE	£10k	—
not listed	Association for Environmental Conscious Buildings	£10k	—
not listed	Archbishop Council of Church of England	£6k	—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
CAG Consultants	FY2024	£70k	LARA system map
Carbon Co-op	FY2024	£68k	Heat Pumps Now
SE2 Ltd	FY2024	£60k	Retrofit Research
UK Green Buidling Council	FY2024	£45k	Local Area Retrofit Accelerator, as part of the UKGBC Regenerative Places Programme
University of Oxford	FY2024	£40k	Oxford Rose Hill Community informed retrofit
UK Green Building Council	FY2024	£40k	Advancing Net Zero
Exeter City Council / Devon County Council	FY2024	£35k	Retrofit Support Service
The Collaborate I CIC	FY2024	£30k	LARA - Facilitation service
Ashden	FY2024	£30k	Accelerating Local Response
Living Places Earth Advisers Ltd	FY2024	£30k	One Stop Shop
Generation C	FY2024	£30k	Green Education Program Learning Resources covering one academic term
UK Green Building Council	FY2024	£30k	Accelerator Cities
NOCN	FY2024	£26k	LCHTA training materials
Carbon Coop - The Society for the Reduction of Carbon Limited and Manchester City Council	FY2024	£25k	Retrofit Supply Chain Pilot
SDN Enterprises Ltd	FY2024	£25k	LCHTA curriculum development
Dark Matter Laboratories Ltd	FY2024	£22k	Retrofit system map
UK Green Building Council	FY2024	£21k	Mass Scale Retrofit - Local Authority Support Costs
National Retrofit Hub	FY2024	£20k	EPC Reform
Leeds City Council	FY2024	£20k	Innovative programme design and capacity building for area-based retrofit
University College London	FY2024	£17k	Optimising ventilation for sustainable retrofiting
Solar Trade Association	FY2024	£17k	Value of Solar Homes
Westminster City Council	FY2024	£17k	Zero Carbon Parish Planning Tool
Neath Port Talbot council	FY2024	£16k	Integrating Skills and Competency in Green / Retrofit through new learning pathways
Conservatives Environment Network	FY2024	£16k	Green Finance
Heat Pump Association	FY2024	£16k	Heat Pump Installer and Deployment Analysis
Centre for Sustainable Energy	FY2024	£16k	Community Energy Planning
Subak	FY2024	£15k	A new not-for-profit focus on creating an enabling environment for the electrification of heat
You Gov Plc	FY2024	£15k	MP Survey
Think Three Ltd	FY2024	£14k	New Build Analysis
Association of Decentralised Energy	FY2024	£12k	Association of Decentralised Energy
Stroud District Council	FY2024	£12k	Low Carbon Communities
Somerset Climate Action Group	FY2024	£10k	Launch Pad Network
UK Green Building Council	FY2024	£10k	MSR Programme
Wealden District Council	FY2024	£10k	Accelerating the uptake of renewable energy and low carbon technology in a multi-tenure industrial estate
Dr Catrin Maby OBE	FY2024	£10k	One Stop Shop
Sharenergy Cooperative	FY2024	£8k	Big Solar Coop
Somerset Climate Action Group	FY2024	£8k	Retrofit Somerset
South East London Community Energy	FY2024	£8k	Community Energy Planning
Community Energy England	FY2024	£8k	Community Energy Planning
Shift Insight Limited	FY2024	£7k	Green Apprenticeships Research 2023/24
Jennifer Oatley	FY2024	£6k	LARA Pilot evaluation consultancy
Sabroso Ltd	FY2024	£6k	UKGBC grant activity branding
University of Oxford	FY2024	£5k	University of Oxford
NESTA	FY2024	£5k	GetAHeatPump website
Ashden Climate Solutions	FY2024	£3k	Creating good local retrofit jobs report
Green Finance Institute	FY2024	£3k	Property Linked Finance
Regen SW	FY2024	£1k	The Local Grid Challenge
UK Green Building Council	FY2024	£1k	LARA Support Costs
Regen SW	FY2024	£300	One Stop Shop
Cornwall Insight Limited	FY2024	£-3k	Cornwall Insight Limited
Energy Systems Catapult	FY2023	£68k	Measured Savings, Better Outcomes
Green Finance Institute	FY2023	£60k	Property Linked Finance
Stroud District Council	FY2023	£45k	Low Carbon Communities
Somerset Climate Action Group	FY2023	£40k	Retrofit Somerset
Neath Port Talbot council	FY2023	£40k	Integrating Skills and Competency in Green / Retrofit through new learning pathways
Carbon Co-op	FY2023	£40k	Heat Pumps Now
Solar Energy UK	FY2023	£30k	Repowering London
Somerset Climate Action Group	FY2023	£30k	Launch Pad Network
Carbon Coop - The Society for the Reduction of Carbon Limited and Manchester City Council	FY2023	£30k	Retrofit Supply Chain Pilot
UK Green Building Council	FY2023	£30k	MSR Programme
Leeds City Council	FY2023	£25k	Innovative programme design and capacity building for area-based retrofit
Association of Decentralised Energy	FY2023	£25k	MCS Skills, Competency & Training project
Exeter City Council / Devon County Council	FY2023	£20k	Retrofit Support Service
University of Oxford	FY2023	£17k	Repowering London
Solar Trade Association	FY2023	£17k	Value of Solar Homes
Sharenergy Cooperative	FY2023	£16k	Big Solar Coop
PEC Trust	FY2023	£16k	Repowering London
Conservatives Environment Network	FY2023	£15k	Green Finance
Think Three Ltd	FY2023	£15k	New Build Analysis
Herefordshire Green Network	FY2023	£15k	Zero Carbon Parish Planning Tool
Ashden	FY2023	£15k	Accelerating Local Response
Living Places Earth Advisers Ltd	FY2023	£12k	One Stop Shop
University of Oxford	FY2023	£12k	Oxford Rose Hill Community informed retrofit
Cornwall Insight Limited	FY2023	£11k	Repowering London
Shift Insight Limited	FY2023	£11k	Green Apprenticeships Research 2023/24
WWF Scotland	FY2023	£10k	Decarbonising Heat in Scotland's Buildings
CPRE	FY2023	£10k	Renewables Done Well
Centre for Sustainable Energy	FY2023	£10k	Community Energy Planning
You Gov Plc	FY2023	£10k	MP Survey
Association for Environmental Conscious Buildings	FY2023	£10k	Rebuilding the Low Energy Buildings Database
Community Energy England	FY2023	£8k	Community Energy Planning
SE2 Ltd	FY2023	£7k	Retrofit Research
UK Green Building Council	FY2023	£6k	Advancing Net Zero
Regen SW	FY2023	£6k	One Stop Shop
Regen SW	FY2023	£6k	The Local Grid Challenge
Archbishop Council of Church of England	FY2023	£6k	Net Zero Skills Builder
UK Green Building Council	FY2023	£5k	Accelerator Cities
Dr Catrin Maby OBE	FY2023	£5k	One Stop Shop
Westminster City Council	FY2023	£4k	Zero Carbon Parish Planning Tool
Wealden District Council	FY2023	£4k	Accelerating the uptake of renewable energy and low carbon technology in a multi-tenure industrial estate
South East London Community Energy	FY2023	£4k	Community Energy Planning
Herefordshire Green Network	FY2022	£54k	Zero Carbon Parish Planning Tool
Energy Systems Catapult	FY2022	£40k	Measured Savings, Better Outcomes
Imperial College London	FY2022	£39k	Domestic Heating briefing paper
Repowering London	FY2022	£30k	Repowering London
UK Green Building Council	FY2022	£25k	Accelerator Cities
Community Energy England	FY2022	£21k	Community Capacity Building
Plymouth Community Energy	FY2022	£20k	Housing Archetypes & Heat Pump Deployment
Solar Trade Association	FY2022	£20k	Value of Solar Homes
Somerset Climate Action Group	FY2022	£16k	Launch Pad Network
PEC Trust	FY2022	£15k	PEC Trust
Association for Environmental Conscious Buildings	FY2022	£15k	Rebuilding the Low Energy Buildings Database
National Energy Foundotron	FY2022	£15k	Superhomes Programmes Rating Scheme
WWF Scotland	FY2022	£15k	Decarbonising Heat in Scotland's Buildings
War on Want	FY2022	£15k	Supply Chains
Westminster City Council	FY2022	£15k	Zero Carbon Parish Planning Tool
Solar Energy UK	FY2022	£14k	Solar Energy UK
Good Homes Alliance	FY2022	£14k	Net Zero New Build
Sharenergy Cooperative	FY2022	£13k	Big Solar Coop
Green Finance	FY2022	£12k	Green Finance
Cornwall Insight Limited	FY2022	£11k	Cornwall Insight Limited
Wealden District Council	FY2022	£11k	Accelerating the uptake of renewable energy and low carbon technology in a multi-tenure industrial estate
Conservatives Environment Network	FY2022	£11k	Conservatives Environment Network
Ashden	FY2022	£10k	Accelerating Local Response
Carbon Co-op	FY2022	£10k	Heat Pumps Now
University of Oxford	FY2022	£10k	University of Oxford
South East London Community Energy	FY2022	£10k	Community Energy Planning
Bristol City Council	FY2022	£10k	Energy Sleeving Pool
Centre for Sustainable Energy	FY2022	£9k	Community Energy Planning
CPRE	FY2022	£8k	Renewables Done Well
Ambleside Action for a Future	FY2022	£7k	Ambleside to Zero AtoZ
M H A Tait Walker	FY2022	£6k	VAT Research
Community Energy England	FY2022	£6k	Community Energy Planning
Archbishop Council of the Church of England	FY2022	£6k	Net Zero Skills Builder
Power for People	FY2022	£5k	Energy Revolution
Green Schools Project	FY2022	£5k	Zero Carbon Schools
Association of Decentralised Energy	FY2022	£5k	MCS Skills, Competency & Training project
You Gov Pic	FY2022	£5k	MP Survey
Ashden	FY2021	£54k	Accelerating Local Response
Imperial College London	FY2021	£39k	Domestic Heating briefing paper
Herefordshire Green Network	FY2021	£23k	Zero Carbon Parish Planning Tool
Solar Trade Association	FY2021	£22k	Value of Solar Homes
Wealden District Council	FY2021	£21k	Accelerating the uptake of renewable energy and low carbon technology in a multi-tenure industrial estate
Association for Environmental Conscious Buildings	FY2021	£20k	Rebuilding the Low Energy Buildings Database
Energy Systems Catapult	FY2021	£20k	Measured Savings, Better Outcomes
Power for People	FY2021	£15k	The Community Energy Revolution
Carbon Co-op	FY2021	£15k	Heat Pumps Now
Plymouth Community Energy	FY2021	£15k	Housing Archetypes & Heat Pump Deployment
National Energy Foundation	FY2021	£15k	Superhomes Rating Scheme
CPRE	FY2021	£15k	Renewables Done Well
UK Green Building Council	FY2021	£15k	Accelerator Cities
Good Homes Alliance	FY2021	£14k	Net Zero New Build
MCS Skills, Competency & Training project	FY2021	£12k	MCS Skills, Competency & Training project
Green Schools Project	FY2021	£10k	Green Schools Project
Somerset Climate Action Group	FY2021	£10k	Launch Pad Network
Sharenergy Cooperative	FY2021	£10k	Big Solar Coop
Centre for Sustainable Energy	FY2021	£10k	Community Energy Planning
Bristol City Council	FY2021	£10k	Energy Sleeving Pool
Community Energy London	FY2021	£9k	Integrating Community Energy
WWF Scotland	FY2021	£8k	Decarbonising Heat in Scotland's Buildings
Ambleside Action for a Future	FY2021	£7k	Ambleside to Zero AtoZ
IMA Tait Walker	FY2021	£6k	VAT Research
Archbishop Council of the Church of England	FY2021	£5k	Net Zero Skills Builder
Green Schools Project	FY2021	£5k	Zero Carbon Schools
You Gov Pic	FY2021	£5k	MP Survey

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 953781 vs reference 557951 (70.9% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.