THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Grant making trust.
Latest income
£155m
Expenditure
£175m
Financial year end
2025-09-30
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2025-09-30 | £155m | £175m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-09-30
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £146m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £8.8m |
| Total income | £155m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £174m |
| Raising funds | £761k |
| Grants to institutions | £173m |
| Governance | £1.2m |
| Total expenditure | £175m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £410m |
| Total funds | £410m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £697k |
| — endowment | £409m |
| Total assets | £410m |
| Cash | £107m |
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, 2026-08-12. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.