MAKE MY DAY BETTER LIMITED

Registered charity 1139533 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the prevention or relief of poverty and the advancement of health or the saving of lives, the charity: funds research into complementary and alternative medicine, makes grants to individuals in cases of demonstrable hardship or need, supports education and makes grants to institutions and charities who are able to carry out activities that further the objects of Make My Day Better.

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

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £166,384 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £68,745. The charity is entirely dependent on funding from the Lotus group of companies, which contributed £1,650,000 during the year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to sufficient cash reserves and future funding commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £69k; policy: sufficient funds to respond to grant applications and to cover support and governance costs)
“Total reserves at 31 October 2025, all of which are unrestricted, were £68,745 (2024 - £235,129). Trustees aim to maintain sufficient funds to respond to grant applications and to cover support and governance costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.8m
Reserves (reported)
£69k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambodia · India · Kenya · Mozambique · Rwanda · South Africa · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£1.6m£1.8m
31/10/2024£756k£963k
31/10/2023£750k£574k
31/10/2022£650k£1.3m
31/10/2021£4k£1.2m

Common questions

Is MAKE MY DAY BETTER LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £166,384 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £68,745. The charity is entirely dependent on funding from the Lotus group of companies, which contributed £1,650,000 during the year. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to sufficient cash reserves and future funding commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe UK LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MAKE MY DAY BETTER LIMITED£1.6m—0below—no doubt
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2024£385k—0unclear—no doubt
HELPING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE LTD FY2025£334k—0below—no doubt
MY CANCER MY CHOICES FY2024£165k—0unclear—no doubt
BELZ FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
BETTER WORLD CHARITY LIMITED FY2024£761k£90,001 - £100,0001unclear—no doubt

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