Mechanic's Institute

Analysis

Mechanic's Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in February 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mechanic's Institute reported income of £10k and spending of £4,193, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,379 to £10k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 35% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Mechanic's Institute sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of West End Primary - Parent Teacher Association (£10k), Ipswich Unit 195 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£10k) and South Dartmoor Group of Yfc's (£10k).