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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.

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

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.

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

Total income
£571k
Total spending
£134k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED1£314k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MILES MORLAND FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITED£288k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MILES MORLAND FOUNDATION FY2025£235k——within—no doubt
THE A TEAM FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£587k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MELETE FOUNDATION FY2024£157k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MCLAIN FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024£2.8m—0unclear—no doubt
THE ELIZABETH FRANKLAND MOORE AND STAR FOUNDATION FY2025£444k—0above—no doubt

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