Masterbuilders

Analysis

Masterbuilders is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tipton. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Masterbuilders reported income of £15k and spending of £15k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £16k to £15k (-4.9%), an average of -1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Masterbuilders sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Robin Mischeff Charitable Trust (£15k), Association for Male Health and Wellbeing (£15k) and Endon Village Hall Committee (£15k).

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.