The McPin Foundation

Analysis

The McPin Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06010593). It says it sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The McPin Foundation reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £522k to £1.5m (+194%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The McPin Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham Mencap (£1.5m), Congregation of Notre Dame de Sion Limited (£1.5m) and Citizens Advice Braintree & South Essex Limited (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 68%, donations and legacies 28% and investments 3.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £172k. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.