The Macamish Trust

Analysis

The Macamish Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in June 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Macamish Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £21k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £15k to £16k (+6.2%), an average of +1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Macamish Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scholar Green Village Hall (£16k), The Mayor of the London Borough of Enfield Appeal Fund (£16k) and Congleton Christmas Collection (£16k).

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.