MAKING A DIFFERENCE INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1085746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAD INTERNATIONAL

Supporting a church in the Philippine Island of Camotes which is the base for helping people in the local community. The church building has been adapted to accommodate classrooms so that during weekdays it serves as a Christian school providing excellent education for children from the age of 4-9 years old. There is a mix of fee-paying and sponsored children.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC PRIMARILY BY THE FOUNDATION OF AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION.THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE SO THAT CONDITIONS OF LIFE MIGHT BE IMPROVED THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACICE, WORLDWIDE

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

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Latest income

£40k

Latest spending

£36k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £6,221 are held against a policy target of covering three months of administration and support costs. Total income for the year was £39,550, with total expenditure of £36,126, resulting in a net surplus that increased cash funds from £2,797 to £6,221. The trustees confirm the charity is prepared on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £6k)

“unrestricted funds should be sufficient to cover 3 months administration and support”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

HELEN WYEchair
Alan Wye
Debby Ward
Jane Smith

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

Operates in: Philippines

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£40k	£36k
31/12/2024	£42k	£41k
31/12/2023	£37k	£40k
31/12/2022	£50k	£50k
31/12/2021	£36k	£36k

Common questions

Is MAKING A DIFFERENCE INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £6,221 are held against a policy target of covering three months of administration and support costs. Total income for the year was £39,550, with total expenditure of £36,126, resulting in a net surplus that increased cash funds from £2,797 to £6,221. The trustees confirm the charity is prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.