The Macari Foundation

Analysis

The Macari Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Macari Foundation reported income of £574k and spending of £725k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £806k to £574k (-29%), an average of -8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Macari Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roma Support Group (£574k), Canaan Trust (£575k) and Blanchminster Trust (£574k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82% and donations and legacies 18%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £50k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.

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.