Man Group PLC Charitable Trust

Analysis

Man Group PLC Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1978, 48 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 December 2025, Man Group PLC Charitable Trust reported income of £809k and spending of £852k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £3.1m to £809k (-74%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 196%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Man Group PLC Charitable Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Merchant Navy Welfare Board (£808k), 22 North Foundation (£813k) and Levine Family Foundation (£800k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £776k. Reserves of £867k would cover about 12 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.