Richard Mackay Charitable Trust
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- This trust does not normally consider unsolicited applications and works through a limited number of causes known to its trustees, so a cold approach is unlikely to get far and a warm introduction matters more.
- Only registered charities located in the United Kingdom are eligible, so check your registration before approaching it.
- Leicestershire is its stated priority, so local work is worth mentioning, though its stated geographic focus is the United Kingdom as a whole.
- About 8 in 10 of its 16 grants to organisations fall between £2,500 and £60,000, with a median of £25,000, so a request in that range matches its usual pattern, although its largest grant was about £100,000.
Overview
Richard Mackay Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1170695).
The Richard Mackay Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1170695). It exists to support a limited number of causes known to its trustees, and trustees decide which registered charities in the United Kingdom benefit. Its listed recipients include a children's hospice, a school, a hospital charity and a money advice centre. Its most recent annual report gives annual giving of £474,614.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 24 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The trust’s grant-making policy is to support a limited number of causes known to its trustees. It applies its funds for the benefit of registered charities located in the United Kingdom, with trustees deciding which charities benefit. It describes its work as benefiting the public through a range of grants to charitable causes within the trust deed. Its listed recipients include a children’s hospice, a school, a hospital charity, organisations named for cancer and motor neurone disease, a money advice centre and community trusts. The evidence describes a trustee-led grant-maker supporting registered charities across health, education and social-support settings.
Geographic Focus
United Kingdom. Priority: Leicestershire.
What they don't fund
- Unsolicited applications are not normally considered
- Registered Charities located in the United Kingdom
How to apply
The charity states that it takes applications by invitation only.
Who can apply:
- Registered Charities located in the United Kingdom
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The trust supports a limited number of causes known to its trustees.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
- Leicestershire
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Richard Mackay Charitable Trust.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 16 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £25,000 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- The Centre for Social Justice Foundation (CSJ)£102,109year to 31 December 2025
- Cope Children's Trust (Rainbows Children's Hospice)£60,000year to 31 December 2025
- Melton And District Money Advice Centre (MADMAC)£50,000year to 31 December 2025
- Teenage Cancer Trust£36,380year to 31 December 2025
- The Winstanley School£30,000year to 31 December 2025
- Heads Up Leicester Limited£25,000year to 31 December 2025
- Helping Hands Community Trust£25,000year to 31 December 2025
- Loughborough Wellbeing Centre£25,000year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £17,123 | £432,699 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £23,876 | £291,607 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £30,474 | £393,771 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £36,401 | £650,253 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £40,738 | £499,629 | £474,614 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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Contact
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission