The Macdaibhidh Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Macdaibhidh Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Glasgow. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The Macdaibhidh Charitable Trust reported income of £78k and spending of £575k, spending 741% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £49k to £78k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 757% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Macdaibhidh Charitable Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Beeching Trust (£78k), The M T and S D Burton Charitable Settlement (£78k) and The Durobrivae Lodge Benevolent Fund (£77k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The trust primarily supports other charities which advance any of the primary charitable objects of the trust, namely to relieve poverty, to advance religion, and to promote health or education. The trust does not fund-raise. The trust will consider but does not seek unsolicited applications for funding. To minimise administrative costs, the trust will reply to successful applicants only.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Beeching Trust | Oxford | £78k |
| The M T and S D Burton Charitable Settlement | Ware | £78k |
| The Durobrivae Lodge Benevolent Fund | Kent | £77k |
| The Royal Tunbridge Wells Round Table Charitable Trust | Kent | £78k |