THE MENTOR RING

Registered charity 1149605 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TMR

The Mentor Ring delivers a variety of mentoring projects, bespoke mentoring, peer mentoring and befriending services to individuals of all ages, backgrounds and ethnicities, in the areas of Education, Employment, Health and Community Cohesion events, helping to overcome significant social and cultural barriers in Wales, London Borough of Bexley and Kent.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£78k
Latest spending
£86k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7,229 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £35,961 to £28,732. The trustees maintain a reserves policy equivalent to six months' operational expenditure, with unrestricted funds held at £33,377. The independent examiner confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and the accounts comply with applicable regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ operational expenditure (held: £33k)
“TMR maintains reserves at a level equivalent to at least six months’ operational expenditure.” — page 4
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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£78k£86k
31/03/2024£66k£100k
31/03/2023£114k£104k
31/03/2022£74k£81k
31/03/2021£95k£71k

Common questions

Is THE MENTOR RING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7,229 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £35,961 to £28,732. The trustees maintain a reserves policy equivalent to six months' operational expenditure, with unrestricted funds held at £33,377. The independent examiner confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and the accounts comply with applicable regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MENTOR RING?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MENTOR RING as a grant recipient include THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION, THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST, THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATIONFY2024£4k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUSTFY2024£4kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£700
THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/10/2025£19kThrive Together
The National Lottery Community Fund16/01/2025£117kCommunity Power and Celebrations
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2025£19kStepping Stones
Postcode Lottery28/06/2024£22kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund13/11/2023£10kLet's Get Cooking
Postcode Lottery27/08/2022£25kStorytelling Project
The National Lottery Community Fund03/09/2021£10kGreetings
The National Lottery Community Fund26/08/2021£9kCOVID-19 - Journey through Mentoring
The National Lottery Community Fund12/05/2020£10kCOVID-19 - Together We Thrive
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2018£100kMentoring Matters
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2016£499TPP1 - £499 Award
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2014£5kStitch in Time
The National Lottery Community Fund21/02/2013£5kPAP - Physical Activity Project
The National Lottery Community Fund14/04/2011£5kSet Up and Launch The Mentor Ring