The Mary Dains Charity

Analysis

The Mary Dains Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in January 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Mary Dains Charity reported income of £12k and spending of £13k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £1,029 to £12k (+1061%), an average of +126% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 440%. Over the whole period it spent 197% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Mary Dains Charity sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christchurch Support Kabin (£12k), Markazul Uloom Charitable Trust (£12k) and Nottingham Lions Wheelchair Basketball Club (£12k).

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.