Janet Catherine Mackay Trust

Analysis

Janet Catherine Mackay Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in May 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Janet Catherine Mackay Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £32k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £8,564 to £20k (+138%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 728%. Over the whole period it spent 143% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Janet Catherine Mackay Trust sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Capel Sports Pavilion (£20k), Pappa Fund (£20k) and The John Hodges Charitable Trust (£20k).

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.