Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 12
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

THE MCCARTHY-DIXON FOUNDATION 

The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation is a charity for the community and beyond, to help those who are vulnerable and need support. This ranges from individual food parcels to doorstep visits and phone calls, teaching people to cook on a budget, renovating spaces to improve mental well-being, affordable hair cuts, running social clubs & events and supplying local schools with hampers and breakfast boxes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£104,509£122,400£-17,89150
31/03/22£108,635£80,784£27,85150
31/03/21£88,622£83,993£4,62942
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

https://mccarthydixon.org.uk

teresa@mccarthydixon.org.uk

07709497036

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Ireland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£229,518
Northamptonshire Community Foundation£32,109
The Clothworkers Foundation£15,000
DCMS£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - TMDF Database
£3,000 05/02/2024
We want to establish an online portal to manage charity activities all in once place, making for a secure, organised, accessible format for everyone involved to access services and store important ....more
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Grant to The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation
£4,286 07/12/2023
Ongoing wraparound support service to continue the delivery of HSF vouchers.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to McCarthy-Dixon Foundation
£15,000 16/11/2023
Purchase of a minibus for a charity which works with older people in Northamptonshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Hidden Needs Project
£209,548 24/03/2023
This funding will help isolated people in Northampton meeting hidden needs in the community which the organisation uncovered during its emergency Covid-19 response. This includes funding a food bank ....more
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - HSF3 - capacity support
£5,444 30/01/2023
Delivery of phase 3 of the Household Support vouchers and providing support to beneficiaries
National Lottery Community Fund - Northampton Social Scene
£9,980 25/11/2022
The funding will be used to support running costs for two existing social clubs. One will open to all to enjoy hot drinks lunch live entertainment and fun activities such as bingo and crafts. The ....more
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation Foodbank and Larder
£2,395 21/11/2022
The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation Foodbank and Larder
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Supporting Commuinty
£2,994 18/07/2022
To invest into equipment that can be used for many years to come such as a greenhouse, iPad and Karaoke machine to make improvements to the wellbeing of our local residents, we can help to increase ....more
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Charity Shop
£4,990 06/05/2022
Grant to The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Foodbank stock and Breakfast boxes
£2,000 24/01/2022
to provide Breakfast Boxes to schools and purchase additional foodbank stock
National Lottery Community Fund - The Monday Club
£9,990 19/11/2021
The funding will be used to provide weekly social activities for vulnerable adults particularly those who suffered a loss or had to self-isolate due to COVID-19. The project aims to bring ....more
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Christmas support
£3,000 09/12/2020
1
We are teaming up with a few local charities and community groups (the community courtyard, The umbrella fair organisation, The Shamrock Club and Crispin from 'Bite Street)' to make sure that nobody ....more
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - food parcels and breakfast
£3,000 09/11/2020
0
The entirety of this budget will be spent on the aforementioned food parcels and breakfast items.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 30/09/2020
"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 ....more
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Continue Support!
£1,000 29/09/2020
2
We will purchase a computer, printer, Microsoft Office and Leaflets in order to set up our charity's infrastructure.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/07/2020, number: 1190255
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR23: 1 days late,
Main office

The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation
67 GROVE ROAD
NORTHAMPTON
NN1 3LJ

Objectives

PRINCIPALLY FOR THOSE LIVING IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE:A) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND B) THE RELIEF OF NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY PROVIDING SERVICES, ACTIVITIES, SHELTER, FACILITIES, PERSONAL AND MATERIAL RESOURCES, FOOD AND OTHER PROVISION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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