THE MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1077150 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MAGLIZ FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE MELANIE WHITE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED

The charity's principal activity is its grant-making programme. The directors take a strategic approach to grant making and do not therefore, suggest sending unsolicited applications. Instead, if an organisation identifies that it has strong links to the foundation's funding objectives, the Directors request that they contact them via the foundation's email address.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR SUPPORT ANY CHARITY SELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES AND, WITHOUT LIMITATION , IT IS EXPRESSLY CONTEMPLATED THAT THE CHARITY KNOWN AS THE ARBIB FOUNDATION MAY BE THE BENEFICIARY OF THE APPLICATION OF ANY OR ALL FUNDS OR OTHER BENEFITS BY THE CHARITY

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£288k

Latest spending

£482k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held no unrestricted funds at the year-end, having transferred a surplus to its expendable endowment fund to preserve capital. The directors consider the expected investment returns sufficient to generate resources for future activities and meet liabilities as they fall due. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to expend the income generated by the endowment fund to the fullest extent possible... retain its capital value and produce an annual income

“The policy is to expend the income generated by the endowment fund to the fullest extent possible, in as much that the directors are able to identify suitable recipients during the year. The endowment will be invested with the intent to, as far as possible, retain its capital value and produce an annual income.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity holds 2 ordinary 5 pence shares in Thamesis Limited, a company where Directors M White and P Reynolds serve as directors, representing 1.25% of issued share capital held at nominal value.

“Mrs M White and Mr P Reynolds are Directors of Thamesis Limited. The charity holds 2 ordinary 5 pence shares in Thamesis Limited which represents 1.25% of its issued share capital. The charity holds the shares at their nominal value.” — page 23

“A grant of £100,000 was paid to RethinkX Inc of which Mrs M White’s sibling Mr J Arbib is a director.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: A grant of £100,000 was paid to RethinkX Inc, an entity where Mr J Arbib (sibling of Director M White) is a director.

“Mrs M White and Mr P Reynolds are Directors of Thamesis Limited. The charity holds 2 ordinary 5 pence shares in Thamesis Limited which represents 1.25% of its issued share capital. The charity holds the shares at their nominal value.” — page 23

“A grant of £100,000 was paid to RethinkX Inc of which Mrs M White’s sibling Mr J Arbib is a director.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: A grant of £100,000 was paid to The Arbib Education Trust, an entity where A Nicoll (sibling of Director M White) is a trustee.

“Mrs M White and Mr P Reynolds are Directors of Thamesis Limited. The charity holds 2 ordinary 5 pence shares in Thamesis Limited which represents 1.25% of its issued share capital. The charity holds the shares at their nominal value.” — page 23

“A grant of £100,000 was paid to RethinkX Inc of which Mrs M White’s sibling Mr J Arbib is a director.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bright Grahame Murray. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2024)

Total income

£571k

Total spending

£134k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (56% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MELANIE WHITE
Paul Reynolds

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£288k	£482k
05/04/2024	£571k	£134k
05/04/2023	£629k	£792k
05/04/2022	£205k	£216k
05/04/2021	£935k	£559k

Common questions

Is THE MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held no unrestricted funds at the year-end, having transferred a surplus to its expendable endowment fund to preserve capital. The directors consider the expected investment returns sufficient to generate resources for future activities and meet liabilities as they fall due. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bright Grahame Murray.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE WOODLAND TRUST	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MCALPINE EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENTS LTD.

THE MCALPINE EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENTS LTD income £103k
MB TRUST income £168k
THE MUTLEY FOUNDATION income £134k
THE ROBERT MCALPINE FOUNDATION income £1.1m
PROWTING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £140k
THE DRW FOUNDATION income £2.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITED	£288k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MCALPINE EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENTS LTD FY2025	£103k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MB TRUST FY2026	£168k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MUTLEY FOUNDATION FY2025	£134k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROBERT MCALPINE FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PROWTING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025	£140k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.