Mayheights Limited

Analysis

Mayheights Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01758168). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mayheights Limited reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.6m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £1.7m (+6.9%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 51%. 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, Mayheights Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Giroscope Limited (£1.7m), The Birmingham Mosque Trust Limited (£1.7m) and Room to Read UK Limited (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53% and investments 47%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. Reserves of £302k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.