MAKING MIRACLES
Provision of professional counselling services and other informal support services for trauma or baby loss in order to reduce mental health issues and improve emotional wellbeing for themselves and their families. Promote volunteering in the wider community engaging them in a range of fulfilling opportunities to raise funds to support our services and promote their own personal wellbeing.
Objects
To provide members of the public professional bereavement and trauma counselling and other informal and formal support services and resources in order to reduce mental health issues and improve emotional well being for themselves and their families as needed in the UK.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,992 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total net assets from £429,616 to £427,624. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £393,855, which exceeds the stated policy target of securing one year's running costs (£257,547.66). The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity has a policy agreed with the Charity Commission which has enabled one years running cost to be secured in a separate Reserves Account” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/06/2025)
Trustees
- Sally Howellschair
- Julie Fentiman
- Linda Goss
- Matthew Crocket
- Pat Bax
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £301k | £303k |
| 30/06/2024 | £286k | £251k |
| 30/06/2023 | £248k | £232k |
| 30/06/2022 | £204k | £177k |
| 30/06/2021 | £261k | £154k |
Common questions
Is MAKING MIRACLES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,992 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total net assets from £429,616 to £427,624. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £393,855, which exceeds the stated policy target of securing one year's running costs (£257,547.66). The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds MAKING MIRACLES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MAKING MIRACLES as a grant recipient include Alex Ferry Foundation, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GROCERS' CHARITY.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ferry Foundation | FY2024 | £10k | Community Grants |
| CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £3k | |
| THE GROCERS' CHARITY | FY2022 | £2k | Health |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/09/2024 | £20k | Supporting volunteers in Making Miracles |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/03/2023 | £10k | Helping to Heal |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/02/2022 | £8k | Pods and well being from Making Miracles |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/08/2018 | £316k | Making Miracles - Medway and Ashford |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/05/2015 | £317k | Making Miracles Community Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | 1 | £724k |
| ISSA FOUNDATION | 1 | £415k |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £70k |
| FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| THE BROMLEY TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| CRH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £30k |
| BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION | 1 | £20k |
| THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £19k |
Charities like this
- DON’T LOSE HOPE
- CARLISLE EDEN MIND LIMITED
- WOMEN'S COUNSELLING AND THERAPY SERVICE LTD
- Eye to Eye Counselling Service
- RESPONSE ORGANISATION
- INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAKING MIRACLES | £301k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DON’T LOSE HOPE | £301k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CARLISLE EDEN MIND LIMITED | £607k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| WOMEN'S COUNSELLING AND THERAPY SERVICE LTD | £1.2m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| Eye to Eye Counselling Service | £686k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RESPONSE ORGANISATION | £17.6m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |