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McS-Aware

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1152139HitchinHealth and saving lives
Income£17k2025-10-01
Spending£23ksame year
Spent / received91%5-year average
Size in its cause35th pctHealth and saving lives
Registered2013Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

McS-Aware is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hitchin. It was registered in May 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07772408). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending October 2025, McS-Aware reported income of £17k and spending of £23k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £40k to £17k (-56%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 225%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, McS-Aware sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teignmouth Beach Surf Life Saving Club (£17k), Shropshire Kidney Patients Association (£17k) and Seaton Village Hall and Recreation Ground (£17k).

Income and spending

£0£12k£24k£36k£48k2021 Income: £39,6962021 Spending: £24,30920212022 Income: £9,4922022 Spending: £25,66720222023 Income: £14,6602023 Spending: £24,13320232024 Income: £47,6792024 Spending: £20,11820242025 Income: £17,4952025 Spending: £23,0942025
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In the charity's own words

MCS-Aware provides awareness, support and education for anyone affected by Environmental Illness (EI) and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) worldwide. We aim to facilitate research into Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and to campaign for recognition and better services for people with EI. Resources include an E-newsletter, forum, support group and quarterly magazine.

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CharityLocationIncome
Teignmouth Beach Surf Life Saving ClubDevon£17k
Shropshire Kidney Patients AssociationShropshire£17k
Seaton Village Hall and Recreation GroundCumbria£17k
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