The McBain Family Foundation

Analysis

The McBain Family Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chichester. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending January 2025, The McBain Family Foundation reported income of £830k and spending of £250k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £813k to £830k (+2.1%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 501%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The McBain Family Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Balham Community Centre (£829k), Nottingham Law Centre Limited (£830k) and Enfield Citizens Advice Bureaux (£827k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 6.1%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £236k. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 93 months of spending at that rate.