The Mines Advisory Group

Analysis

The Mines Advisory Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04016409). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Mines Advisory Group reported income of £95.3m and spending of £93.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £76.3m to £95.3m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Mines Advisory Group sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include HF Trust Limited (£85.0m), Thera Trust (£101.3m) and MHS Homes Limited (£83.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £280k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £172k. Reserves of £11.9m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5,084 people.