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the makaton charity

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. The Makaton Charity is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Hampshire and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Makaton is the UK's leading language programme for children and adults with communication or learning difficulties. Makaton uses signs, symbols and speech to develop communication, language and literacy skills. The Makaton Charity provides advice, training, and resources for families, carers and professionals. We work to share our knowledge and influence society to improve communication for all.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,064,730
Latest Expenditure
£1,954,905

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £4,165
Charitable Activities £2,017,307
Other Trading £0
Investments £22,575
Other Income £20,683

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,940,023
Raising Funds £14,882
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,064,730£1,954,905£1,940,023£928,928£928,92827 / 0
2023£1,916,580£1,668,283£1,641,821£820,222£816,33322 / 0
2022£1,489,623£1,435,152£1,413,276£571,925£568,03719 / 0
2021£1,276,666£1,304,948£1,283,347£517,454£230,00017 / 0
2020£1,358,840£1,241,739£1,241,739£545,736£527,69815 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers