Mec Foundation UK

Analysis

Mec Foundation UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08916725). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Mec Foundation UK reported income of £186k and spending of £118k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £18k to £186k (+930%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 423%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mec Foundation UK sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dudley and Geoffrey Cox Charitable Trust (£186k), Whisper (£186k) and Gunjur Project Association (£186k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.