MCS Charitable Foundation

Analysis

MCS Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10119873). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, MCS Charitable Foundation reported income of £11.9m and spending of £10.0m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.3m to £11.9m (+265%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 Charitable Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute of Our Lady of Mercy (£11.9m), Make-A-Wish Foundation UK (£11.9m) and Cyclists' Touring Club (£11.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 98% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 26% of spending and raising funds 74%. Grants to other organisations totalled £395k. Reserves of £12.2m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 93 people.