MAD FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1111805 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAD FOUNDATION, MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION

We operate sustainable projects focusing on key areas such as education & health, relief work, provision of aid, and refugee assistance & support services. Funds support community development and aid projects. We are currently providing emergency assistance in Poland and Ukraine under Operation SafeDrop which assists in evacuations, aid delivery and providing refuge and visa support for refugees.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£77k

Latest spending

£86k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £8,833 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £16,015 to £7,182. The trustees' report indicates that the charity plans to continue its activities subject to satisfactory funding arrangements, noting that most funds are expensed in the short term to support projects. Free reserves stood at £5,172, which is above the stated policy target of £2,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: not less than £2,000 (held: £5k)

“MAD Foundation aims to have not less than £2,000 in reserves at any one time after the allocation of current resources.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03942052

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.

JEFFRIES, Damian — director, appointed 30/08/2024on trustee list
HEWITT, James Lifford — director, appointed 27/11/2023on trustee list
WELLS, Nicholas Melbourne — director, appointed 01/03/2018on trustee list
EKBERG, Kajsa Elisabeth — director, appointed 23/11/2015on trustee list
MCGOUGH, Liam Andrew — director, appointed 22/07/2013on trustee list
LAWLER, John — secretary, appointed 22/07/2013

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN LAWLERchair
Damian Jeffries
James Lifford Hewitt
Kajsa Elisabeth Ekberg
LIAM ANDREW MCGOUGH
Nicholas Melbourne Wells

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

Operates in: Ecuador · Fiji · Ghana · India · Kenya · Peru · Poland · South Africa · Sri Lanka · Tanzania · Thailand · Togo

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£77k	£86k
30/09/2024	£160k	£199k
30/09/2023	£298k	£342k
30/09/2022	£352k	£254k
30/09/2021	£124	£1k

Common questions

Is MAD FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £8,833 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £16,015 to £7,182. The trustees' report indicates that the charity plans to continue its activities subject to satisfactory funding arrangements, noting that most funds are expensed in the short term to support projects. Free reserves stood at £5,172, which is above the stated policy target of £2,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MAD FOUNDATION LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MAD FOUNDATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE WOGEN ANNIVERSARY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£50k
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£50k
THE WOGEN ANNIVERSARY TRUST	FY2024	£5k
THE WOGEN ANNIVERSARY TRUST	FY2025	£0
THE WOGEN ANNIVERSARY TRUST	FY2023	£0