MYLIFEMYSAY
Registered charity 1167431 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MLMS
To empower our generation to participate in democracy, by creating spaces for dialogue across communities and generations, and by providing young and socially excluded citizens with the tools to lead change within society.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £669,651, with total expenditure of £419,914, resulting in a net surplus for the period. Free/unrestricted reserves rose to £231,839, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the charity's needs and align with their policy of holding approximately six months of expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months of the resources expended (held: £232k)
“this should equate to approximately six months of the resources expended, which during 2025 amounted to approximately £210,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~6.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (77% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Aya Hayley Biley
- Bashir Ibrahim
- Dr Cecile Laval
- Halima Konyinsola Fahm
- Joanne Rich
- Lennox Yaw Ohemeng-Antwi
- Lucy Newman
- Mete Serdar Coban MBE
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MYLIFEMYSAY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £669,651, with total expenditure of £419,914, resulting in a net surplus for the period. Free/unrestricted reserves rose to £231,839, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the charity's needs and align with their policy of holding approximately six months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds MYLIFEMYSAY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MYLIFEMYSAY as a grant recipient include MISSION44.
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