ME2 CLUB

Registered charity 1140812 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Me2 Club enables the inclusion of children & young people with additional needs into mainstream activities. This is done through trained volunteers that provide 1-1 support. The Inclusion Training Project increases the skills, knowledge and confidence of mainstream leaders through training and advice. We also run residential trips for the children and volunteers involved in the charity.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£179k
Latest spending
£281k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a stronger financial position than it began, having stabilized its finances following an emergency appeal. However, the charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £101,945, resulting in total funds decreasing from £181,427 to £79,482. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of predicted fixed core service spend, currently set at £80,000, against which the actual unrestricted reserves of £40,054 are below the target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months predicted fixed core service spend (held: £40k)
“The reserve is currently set at an optimum level of 6 months predicted fixed core service spend (£80,000 for 2025/2026).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Me2 Club (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Reading · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£179k£281k
31/03/2024£303k£255k
31/03/2023£162k£231k
31/03/2022£254k£232k
31/03/2021£168k£191k

Common questions

Is ME2 CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a stronger financial position than it began, having stabilized its finances following an emergency appeal. However, the charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £101,945, resulting in total funds decreasing from £181,427 to £79,482. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of predicted fixed core service spend, currently set at £80,000, against which the actual unrestricted reserves of £40,054 are below the target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ME2 CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ME2 CLUB as a grant recipient include THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20kGeneral charitable purposes
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£8kInclusion charity for children and young people with additional needs
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£7kGeneral
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5kGeneral charitable purposes
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE EARLEY CHARITYFY2022£5k
THE EARLEY CHARITYFY2023£4kApplications
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£3k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kGeneral charitable purposes
THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kNational
THE ALBERT HUNT TRUSTFY2022£2kVolunteer recruitment (December 2021)
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£2k
THE STERRY FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2025£2kChildren
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2025£1kDisability
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kGeneral charitable purposes
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England18/09/2025£9kInclusion for All: Championing Inclusion in mainstream sport
The National Lottery Community Fund10/01/2025£20kInclusion 4 All
Postcode Lottery01/12/2023£50kMillionaire Street 2023 11w5
Postcode Lottery30/06/2023£19kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund09/06/2023£10kInclusion of disabled children into mainstream activities.
The National Lottery Community Fund14/01/2022£10kMe2 Club's Children Want To Join In Too!
UK government28/02/2020£5kUK Youth Fund YAF
The National Lottery Community Fund13/12/2018£10kIncluding Me2 Club's Children
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2017£5kListening to Me2 families
The National Lottery Community Fund14/06/2011£189kInclusion for All
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2011£8kWeekend Breaks - Including Children with Additional Needs