Margaret Carey Foundation Ltd
Analysis
Margaret Carey Foundation Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07008298). It says it provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Margaret Carey Foundation Ltd reported income of £268k and spending of £290k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £324k to £268k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Margaret Carey Foundation Ltd sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Llandovery Youth and Community Centre (£268k), Fulham Good Neighbour Service (£268k) and The NGM Trust (£267k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We collect unwanted items such as wheelchairs and bikes and take them to prison workshops where they are restored.We then hand the restored items to partner charities for distribution to people in need who can not afford such articles.We then report to the prison workshops as to where the articles went and who benefitted.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Llandovery Youth and Community Centre | Llandovery | £268k |
| Fulham Good Neighbour Service | London | £268k |
| The NGM Trust | Bristol | £267k |
| Iamthecode Foundation | Guildford | £268k |