MAD-Aid

Registered charity 1150955 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAD-AID LIMITED, MAKE A DIFFERENCE/MEDICAL AID DELIVERED

Objectives and AimsThe principal objects are1. the relief of sickness and the preservation of health among people, and 2. the advancement of education of disabled children, and 3. the relief of poverty by collecting and distributing money and practical items to people and organizations in need. 4. helping the environment by collecting unwanted medical and specialized disability equipment

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

Latest income
£344k
Latest spending
£339k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £4,643 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £193,116. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold at least three months of running costs in unrestricted reserves. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £193k)
“The board of trustees aims to maintain at least three months running costs in unrestricted reserves at any given time.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MAD-Aid (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£3.7m
Total spending
£3.4m
Cost of raising funds
£48k
Reserves (reported)
£60k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Moldova · Romania · Ukraine

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£344k£339k
31/12/2023£369k£498k
31/12/2022£3.7m£3.4m
31/12/2021£168k£139k
31/12/2020£153k£130k

Common questions

Is MAD-Aid financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £4,643 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £193,116. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold at least three months of running costs in unrestricted reserves. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MAD-Aid?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MAD-Aid as a grant recipient include H C D MEMORIAL FUND, THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST, THE ARCHER TRUST, THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION, THE RAINFORD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
H C D MEMORIAL FUNDFY2024£30kCommunity
H C D MEMORIAL FUNDFY2025£20kHealth
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£10kHoliday activites for Ukrainian refugee children
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE RAINFORD TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE WIGHT AID FOUNDATIONFY2024£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/04/2023£9kConnected Communities
ARCADIA16/10/2022£250kTowards MAD-Aid's work
ARCADIA06/03/2022£500kTowards MAD-Aid's work