Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 6

MICROPHTHALMIA, ANOPHTHALMIA & COLOBOMA SUPPORT

MACS is the UK's only charity specifically supporting children and adults born with Microphthalmia (small underdeveloped eyes), Anophthalmia (no eyes) or Coloboma (cleft of the eye).MACS enables people affected by these rare conditions to connect with each other and provides access to emotional and practical support, grants, and regional activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£346	£352	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£276	£398	£-122	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£381	£357	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£351	£402	£-51	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£528	£573	£-44	£142	£287	£287	6	7	26
31/12/18	£523	£457	£66	£120	£331	£331	8.7	4	0
31/12/17	£452	£384	£68	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£448	£418	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	£153	£158	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 9 years

www.macs.org.uk

enquiries@macs.org.uk

08001698088

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Masonic Trust	£16,000
DCMS	£10,000
BBC Children in Need	£8,706
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£4,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000	19/12/2022	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000	08/11/2022	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - MACS_Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia and Coloboma Support - 14/06/22
£3,000	04/07/2022	Core Funding
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Microphthalmia Anophthalmia and Coloboma Support - 17/12/20
£1,500	13/01/2021	Adventure Activity for MACS children and young people
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Microphthalmia Anophthalmia and Coloboma Support
£8,706	30/11/2020	This project will co-produce and deliver mental health support for young people affected by Microphthalmia and other eye conditions who are isolated due to Covid-19, to improve confidence and aspirations, and help children make friends.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	22/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Regional Support Groups
£10,000	02/11/2018 12	The funding is for staff and general costs towards a series of activities for children and families living with blindness and visual impairment. The project aims to reduce isolation and provide a support network.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

GARY ROBERT MURPHY Appointed: 2015

LISA JEFFERIES Appointed: 2022

RORY HALLAS Appointed: 2018

SARAH HILEY Appointed: 2023

TERESA ANNE GORDON Appointed: 2015

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/05/2015, number: 1161897

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

MACS Charity
71-75 Shelton Street
LONDON
WC2H 9JQ

Objectives

The provision of support to people with Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia and/or Coloboma conditions and their families; And 2) The advancement of education of the public concerning Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia and/or Coloboma conditions.

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