Ivy Mary Macfie Deceased Charitable Fund
Analysis
Ivy Mary Macfie Deceased Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ely. It was registered in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Ivy Mary Macfie Deceased Charitable Fund reported income of £75k and spending of £80k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £70k to £75k (+6.8%), an average of +1.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Ivy Mary Macfie Deceased Charitable Fund sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wright Vigar Charitable Trust (£75k), The Rowney Trust (£75k) and Domlal Foundation Limited (£75k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To make grants to charitable institutions.The terms of the late Mrs Macfie's charitable bequest gives the Trustees discretionary power to appoint the beneficiaries of the charity.So far as possible, beneficiaries are to be selected from registered charities based or operating in Cambridgeshire, and in particular those working in the Ely postcode CB6 and CB7 areas.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Wright Vigar Charitable Trust | Lincoln | £75k |
| The Rowney Trust | Milton Keynes | £75k |
| Domlal Foundation Limited | Nottinghamshire | £75k |
| de Brito Trust | Nottinghamshire | £75k |