GLOBAL CHARITIES
Registered charity 1091657 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOR FULL LIST OF WORKING NAMES SEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT, GCAP CHARITIES, GLOBAL'S MAKE SOME NOISE, HELP A CAPITAL CHILD, HELP A LONDON CHILD, Make Some Noise for Mental Health · also registered in Scotland as SC041475 (OSCR)
The charity improves the lives of disadvantaged people by working with small charities across the UK. We work across four key areas: providing shelter and safety, supporting physical and mental health, improving life skills, and preventing isolation. We award grants, raise awareness and run learning programmes for small charities.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £5k for the year, with total group income rising to £6,764k. Free reserves are held at £1,615k, which is above the stated policy target of £875k, though the trustees note this does not account for potential future grant commitments.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: GMGSL forgave £33,955 of loans owed to them.
“GMGSL forgave £33,955 (2024: £31,913) of loans owed to them.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
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Corporate structure
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Players of Postcode Lottery — “£500,000 in funding was raised by players of Postcode Lottery, as part of Small Charity Week 2025, with Big Give and NCVO. It was awarded th…” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- FINDLAY, Mark — director, appointed 11/02/2026on trustee list
- CADMAN, Zoe Nicole Elizabeth — director, appointed 17/01/2025on trustee list
- ROBERTS, Mickelle Rhonda — director, appointed 17/01/2025on trustee list
- LEVINE, Gregory David — director, appointed 18/12/2024on trustee list
- MCCALLUM, Dena — director, appointed 22/03/2024on trustee list
- BLETSO, David — director, appointed 22/03/2024on trustee list
- SOOD, Shalni — director, appointed 10/12/2020on trustee list
- ASARE, Marcia — director, appointed 10/12/2020on trustee list
- CAIRNS, Sally — director, appointed 06/01/2020on trustee list
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.5m
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (79% 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: 21.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- David Bletso
- Dena McCallum
- Gregory David Levine
- Marcia Asare
- Mark David Russell Findlay
- Mickelle Rhonda Roberts
- Sally Cairns · trustee of 1 other charity
- Shalni Sood
- Zoe Nicole Elizabeth Cadman
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GLOBAL CHARITIES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £5k for the year, with total group income rising to £6,764k. Free reserves are held at £1,615k, which is above the stated policy target of £875k, though the trustees note this does not account for potential future grant commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
Who funds GLOBAL CHARITIES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GLOBAL CHARITIES as a grant recipient include SUICIDE & CO.
Known funders
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