The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation
Analysis
The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in July 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation reported income of £492k and spending of £455k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £89k to £492k (+455%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zinc Arts (£492k), Chinese in Wales Association (£492k) and Paper Works (Harrogate) Limited (£491k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
TMDF provides a broad range of services to communities across Northamptonshire, to improve the lives of vulnerable people and those in crisis, ranging from distributing food parcels, household items, and specialised provision for school families, to running weekly social clubs, providing doorstep visits, phone calls, transport services, and days out. Also wellbeing services and life skills classes
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc Arts | Ongar | £492k |
| Chinese in Wales Association | Singleton Street | £492k |
| Paper Works (Harrogate) Limited | Leeds | £491k |
| Becoming Visible Limited | Sunderland | £493k |