THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Grant making trust.
Latest income
£108m
Expenditure
£86.5m
Financial year end
2024-09-30
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-30 | £44.1m | £44.2m | |
| 2021-09-30 | £58.8m | £59.0m | |
| 2022-09-30 | £46.0m | £47.2m | |
| 2023-09-30 | £114m | £75.6m | |
| 2024-09-30 | £108m | £86.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-09-30
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £97.2m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £10.6m |
| Total income | £108m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £85.9m |
| Raising funds | £616k |
| Grants to institutions | £85.2m |
| Governance | £574k |
| Total expenditure | £86.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £386m |
| Total funds | £386m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £386m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £386m |
| Cash | £110m |
People
| Employees | 0 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Religious Activities
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Amateur Sport
- Animals
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Recreation
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.