McGough-Colin Foundation CIO
Analysis
McGough-Colin Foundation CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Princes Risborough. It was registered in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending June 2025, McGough-Colin Foundation CIO reported income of £11k and spending of £96k, spending 898% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2,723 to £11k (+293%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 1690% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, McGough-Colin Foundation CIO sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tertis Foundation (£11k), Kanyawegi UK (£11k) and Dormywood Trust (£11k).
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
To further such exclusively charitable purposes as the charity trustees in their absolute discretion see fit, in particular (but without limiting the foregoing) by making grants to charities operating in both the United Kingdom and overseas with charitable purposes that benefit children, young people and their families and the environment.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Tertis Foundation | London | £11k |
| Kanyawegi UK | Radstock | £11k |
| Dormywood Trust | Derbyshire | £11k |
| Amelia Carter Charity | Lechlade | £11k |