ME WE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1152824 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MEWE FOUNDATION; MEWE 360

1. The relief of unemployment for the benefit of the public in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to form innovative businesses for the greater benefit of the community2. To advance education for the public benefit, including by providing training, guidance and mentoring schemes to help people from deprived areas or otherwise lacking opportunity to find work

Objects

2.1 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT; INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FORM INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES FOR THE GREATER BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.2.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING TRAINING GUIDANCE AND MENTORING SCHEMES TO HELP PEOPLE FROM DEPRIVED AREAS OR OTHERWISE LACKING OPPORTUNITY WHO ARE UNABLE TO FIND WORK. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE:? THE PROVISION OF FORUMS FOR MORE EXPERIENCED ENTREPRENEURS TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND FOR MEMBERS TO SHARE EXPERIENCE, INSIGHT AND KNOWLEDGE. [NETWORKING]? THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION SESSIONS OR SEMINARS. [TRAINING]? THE PROVISION OF MENTORING AND COACHING. [MENTORING]? THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ON HOW TO BEST DEVELOP ENTREPRENEURS FROM DEPRIVED BACKGROUNDS. [RESEARCH]

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Islington, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £12,354 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £189,358. The Trustees consider this level of reserves to be a good continuation towards their aim of holding three to six months of operating costs. The filing confirms the charity has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 22/03/2024, 51 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 08332290

Funders the charity credits

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

• Paul Hamlyn Foundation — “Paul Hamlyn Foundation” (source page)
• Deutsche Bank — “Corporations Deutsche Bank” (source page)
• City Bridge Foundation — “Foundations City Bridge Foundation” (source page)
• Arts Council England — “Public Arts Council England” (source page)

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.

• ELDER, Edwin Andrew — director, appointed 27/04/2026on trustee list
• LANGSMAN, Daniel Adam — director, appointed 26/03/2026on trustee list
• OBRART, David Adrian — director, appointed 26/03/2026on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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: 11.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel Langsmanchair
• David Obrart
• Edwin Elder · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ME & DEE.

• ME & DEE income £349k
• EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTRE income £395k
• COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE income £261k
• MAKE MY TOMORROW income £28k
• CARE FOUNDATION income £28k
• PRIME EDUCATION FOUNDATION income £558k

Side by side with its peers

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