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Description

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.

Also known as

  • Macs
  • MACS_Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia and Coloboma Support
  • Microphthalmia Anophthalmia & Coloboma Support
  • Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia & Coloboma Support
  • Microphthalmia Anophthalmia and Coloboma Support
  • Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia & ColobomaSupport

CCEW Charity number

1161897

Registered

Postcode

WC2H 9JQ

Website

macs.org.uk

Domain

macs.org.uk

Latest income

£275,877 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia & Coloboma Support

GB-CHC-1161897

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Areas of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1161897 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1161897 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia & Coloboma Support

GB-CHC-1161897

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Specialized outpatient care centres C12

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Beneficiary group BE » Children BE102
  • Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200

Theme (CCEW)

  • General Charitable Purposes 101
  • Education/training 102
  • Disability 104
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Economic/community Development/employment 113
  • Other Charitable Purposes 117

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • People With Disabilities 203
  • Other Defined Groups 206

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • National

Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia & Coloboma Support

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Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2015-05-29 CIO registration
2015-12-31 152,605 158,164
2016-12-31 447,589 417,676
2017-12-31 452,212 383,979
2018-12-31 522,720 457,194
2019-12-31 528,399 572,602
2020-12-31 351,142 402,288
2021-12-31 381,174 356,932
2022-12-31 275,877 397,923
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

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Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia & Coloboma Support

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Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees paid more than £60,000 1 1
Volunteers 8 22
Trustees 5
Employees
Volunteers

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Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants - 7,044
Government grants as % of total income - 1.8%
Number of government grants - 1

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Grants received

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Received 11 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Masonic Charitable Foundation
Matched Funding
£1,000 MCF Matched Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund £3,000 Oh yes it is! Panto Joy for blind and visually impaired children
Masonic Charitable Foundation
Small Grant
£15,000 MCF Small Grant
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust £3,000 MACS_Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia and Coloboma Support - 14/06/22
CAF
CAF Resilience Fund Phase 2
£106,738 Grant to MACS
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust £1,500 Microphthalmia Anophthalmia and Coloboma Support - 17/12/20
CAF
CAF Resilience Fund Phase 1
£61,093 Grant to MACS
BBC Children in Need
Covid-19 Next Steps Grants
£8,706
4 months
Grant to Microphthalmia Anophthalmia and Coloboma Support
Dec 2020 to Apr 2021
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund £10,000 Regional Support Groups

Data source

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National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.

This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.

  • The National Lottery (2 grants) | Licence

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