Mayfair Charities Limited

Analysis

Mayfair Charities Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00927985). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mayfair Charities Limited reported income of £5.4m and spending of £9.1m, spending 169% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.3m to £5.4m (+2.3%), an average of +0.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mayfair Charities Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valley Cids and Related Charities (£5.4m), St John's Foundation Est. 1174 (£5.4m) and Honourable Artillery Company (£5.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 63% and donations and legacies 9.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £500k. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 31%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.1m. Reserves of £78.1m would cover about 102 months of spending at that rate.

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.