MOTHERS2MOTHERS (UK) LIMITED

Registered charity 1119721 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE MOTHERS' PROGRAMMES (UK) LIMITED

Our mission is to impact the health of mothers by putting them at the heart of improving reproductive, maternal newborn and child health. Our Mentor Mother Model empowers mothers living with HIV, through education and employment, as role models to help other women access essential services and medical care.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£5.1m
Latest spending
£4.5m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £739,664, which is above the stated policy target of three months of operational costs. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £603,952 for the year, supported by total income of £5,070,255, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £160,001 - £170,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“1 employee received emoluments of between £160,001 and £170,000” — page 32
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Grant (62% of income)
“Grant 284.678 2.962 078 3.246 756” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 23.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising costs 1165613” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of operational costs (held: £740k)
“The Board and Management have determined that “free” reserves (i.e. unrestricted reserves) should normally be maintained to at least three months of the organisation’s operational costs.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants/donations to m2mSA
“The total amount awarded from m2mUK to m2mSA during the year in sub-awards, grants and donations amounted to £2,817,004 (2023: £2,155,866). The total charitable expenditure relating to programme, grant and other costs associated with supporting m2mSA, including an allocation of governance costs, in 2024 is £2,821,852 (2023: £2,437,304) and is included in note 5 to these financial statements.”
“In 2024, m2mUS donated £739,025 to M2MUK. This amount is included in the donation income disclosed in Note 2.” — page 39
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from m2mUS
“The total amount awarded from m2mUK to m2mSA during the year in sub-awards, grants and donations amounted to £2,817,004 (2023: £2,155,866). The total charitable expenditure relating to programme, grant and other costs associated with supporting m2mSA, including an allocation of governance costs, in 2024 is £2,821,852 (2023: £2,437,304) and is included in note 5 to these financial statements.”
“In 2024, m2mUS donated £739,025 to M2MUK. This amount is included in the donation income disclosed in Note 2.” — page 39
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Board Members
“The total amount awarded from m2mUK to m2mSA during the year in sub-awards, grants and donations amounted to £2,817,004 (2023: £2,155,866). The total charitable expenditure relating to programme, grant and other costs associated with supporting m2mSA, including an allocation of governance costs, in 2024 is £2,821,852 (2023: £2,437,304) and is included in note 5 to these financial statements.”
“In 2024, m2mUS donated £739,025 to M2MUK. This amount is included in the donation income disclosed in Note 2.” — page 39
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: m2m Europe Enterprises Limited
“m2mUK Limited owns the entire share capital of a trading company, m2m Europe Enterprises Limited, company number 10043425.” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

M2M EUROPE ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • The subsidiary is dormant and prepared accounts under the small companies regime, implying no significant trading activity or complex intra-group transactions requiring detailed disclosure in these specific dormant accounts.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — mothers2mothers (UK) (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£5.1m
Total spending
£4.5m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£730k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 23.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Africa

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£5.1m£4.5m
31/12/2023£4.3m£4.0m
31/12/2022£3.8m£3.6m
31/12/2021£4.0m£3.9m
31/12/2020£3.6m£3.4m

Common questions

Is MOTHERS2MOTHERS (UK) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £739,664, which is above the stated policy target of three months of operational costs. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £603,952 for the year, supported by total income of £5,070,255, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of MOTHERS2MOTHERS (UK) LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £160,001 - £170,000 band.

Who funds MOTHERS2MOTHERS (UK) LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MOTHERS2MOTHERS (UK) LIMITED as a grant recipient include LUCILLE FOUNDATION, PRISM THE GIFT FUND, THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LUCILLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£150kto support core costs. mothers2mothers works to eliminate paediatric AIDS and prevent new HIV infections via a network of trained and employed HIV+ mothers.
LUCILLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£150kto support core costs. mothers2mothers works to eliminate paediatric AIDS and prevent new HIV infections via a network of trained and employed HIV+ mothers.
LUCILLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£150ksupport core costs
LUCILLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£150kto support core costs. mothers2mothers works to eliminate paediatric AIDS and prevent new HIV infections via a network of trained and employed HIV+ mothers.
PRISM THE GIFT FUNDFY2024£100kGood Health and Well-Being
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Greenwood Place01/12/2025£200kGrant to mothers2mothers (m2m)
Greenwood Place01/07/2025£250kGrant to mothers2mothers (m2m)
Greenwood Place01/01/2025£250kGrant to mothers2mothers (m2m)
Greenwood Place01/03/2024£150kGrant to mothers2mothers (m2m)
Greenwood Place01/01/2024£250kGrant to mothers2mothers (m2m)
Greenwood Place01/01/2023£250kGrant to mothers2mothers (m2m)
Greenwood Place01/03/2022£150kGrant to mothers2mothers (m2m)
Greenwood Place01/01/2022£150kGrant to mothers2mothers (m2m)
Greenwood Place01/03/2021£150kGrant to mothers2mothers (m2m)

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MOTHER TO MOTHER LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MOTHERS2MOTHERS (UK) LIMITED£5.1m£160,001 - £170,000—unclear23.0%no doubt
MOTHER TO MOTHER LIMITED FY2025£274k—0within—no doubt
THE MOTHER AND CHILD FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£101k—0above—no doubt
SAVE THE MOTHERS TRUST (SMT) FY2025£596k—0unclear—no doubt
MATERNAL AID ASSOCIATION FY2025£236k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MOTHERHOOD PLAN FY2024£568k——unclear—no doubt

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