James Mackaness Family Charitable Trust
Analysis
James Mackaness Family Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending October 2025, James Mackaness Family Charitable Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £10k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £7,441 to £10k (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 126% 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, James Mackaness Family Charitable Trust sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Penley Village Hall (£10k), Village Hall (£10k) and The Dove Charitable Trust (£10k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To make donations for charitable purposes out of surplus income and investment gains realised and to use investment income to further increase the Charity's investment portfolio. To steadily increase its reserves so that the charity will be in a financial position to make large charitable donations without jeopardising its continued existence
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Penley Village Hall | Wrexham | £10k |
| Village Hall | Witham | £10k |
| The Dove Charitable Trust | Liverpool | £10k |
| Saint Michaels Community Hall | Staffordshire | £10k |