Macmillan Caring Locally

Analysis

Macmillan Caring Locally is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Christchurch. It was registered in September 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Macmillan Caring Locally reported income of £338k and spending of £967k, spending 287% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.6m to £338k (-87%), an average of -40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Macmillan Caring Locally sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies (£337k), Craftspace (£338k) and Academy of Medical Educators (£337k).