Mahenye Charitable Trust
Analysis
Mahenye Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Macclesfield. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Mahenye Charitable Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £16k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2,773 to £14k (+418%), an average of +51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 740%. Over the whole period it spent 232% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mahenye Charitable Trust sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Benllech Community and Ex-Servicemens Hall / Neuadd Cymuned a Chyn Filwyr Benllech (£14k), Walk the Loop (£14k) and Newark Youth Trust (£14k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Awarding grants and loans top alleviate poverty, support education and promote conservation in and around the village of Mahenye in Chipinge Province, Zimbabwe and the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Benllech Community and Ex-Servicemens Hall / Neuadd Cymuned a Chyn Filwyr Benllech | Penysarn | £14k |
| Walk the Loop | Buckhurst Hill | £14k |
| Newark Youth Trust | Newark | £14k |
| Masonic Benevolent Fund for West Essex Hospices | London | £14k |