The Makaton Charity

Analysis

The Makaton Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06280108). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Makaton Charity reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.0m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Makaton Charity sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Action for Race Equality (£2.0m), Inaura School (£2.0m) and Birmingham Rathbone Society (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £975k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.