The Doris Macer Foundation
Analysis
The Doris Macer Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southend-On-Sea. It was registered in October 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and animals, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Doris Macer Foundation reported income of £56k and spending of £120k, spending 214% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £7,998 to £56k (+599%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 1107%. Over the whole period it spent 363% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Doris Macer Foundation sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Taubie and Sidney Beenstock Charity (£56k), Breast Cancer Hope (£56k) and Restart Foundation (£56k).
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
To relieve sickness and preserve health by providing services which are ancillary to those provided by the statutory authorities. To promote humane behaviour towards animals and to educate the public in matters pertaining to animal welfare. Such other exclusively charitable objects and purposes in any as the trustees may in their discretion think fit
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Taubie and Sidney Beenstock Charity | Salford | £56k |
| Breast Cancer Hope | London | £56k |
| Restart Foundation | Teddington | £56k |
| Eagle Recovery Project | London | £56k |