MORE THAN GRANDPARENTS

Registered charity 1173253 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides support to kinship carers and their children living in Sunderland and surrounding areas.

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Latest income

£177k

Latest spending

£146k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £37,738, which is above the policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in cash funds of £31,075 for the year, with total income falling to £176,795 from £189,366 in the prior year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £38k)

“More than grandparents has established a policy whereby the unrestricted cash funds held by the charity should be sufficient to ensure that the charity provide cores services for at least three months.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: An ex-trustee received £16,917 for self-employed services. A founder member and ex-trustee is confirmed by the Charity Commission as being able to be remunerated based on the going rate.

“The trustees have been paid remunerations and received other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity. The Charity Commission have confirmed that a founder member and ex-trustee can be remunerated by the Charity based on the going rate for the works undertaken.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The trustees have had regard to the public benefit which has been reflected through trustee meetings.

“Following a challenging year which saw the board and Charity work closely with the Charities Commission, Trustees have attended training and we are pleased to report a clean bill of health from the Commission and a very positive, supportive relationship developed with them.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

National Heritage Lottery — “It was created in collaboration with Art Matters Now and funded by the National Heritage Lottery” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

Karen Davisonchair
ADAM MATTHEWS
Scott Brodie
Steven Dixon
Susie Thompson

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

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£177k	£146k
31/03/2024	£189k	£125k
31/03/2023	£168k	£130k
31/03/2022	£71k	£26k
31/03/2021	£115k	£39k

Common questions

Is MORE THAN GRANDPARENTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £37,738, which is above the policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in cash funds of £31,075 for the year, with total income falling to £176,795 from £189,366 in the prior year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MORE THAN GRANDPARENTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MORE THAN GRANDPARENTS as a grant recipient include THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND, THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION, THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION, SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£28k	Major Grant
THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND	FY2022	£23k	Carers
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	FY2023	£15k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£8k
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	FY2022	£7k	Section 2 f Charitable Organisations
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k	Inclusion Grant
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k	Other Charities/Voluntary Bodies
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£2k
THE JOICEY TRUST	FY2025	£2k
SUNDERLAND VOLUNTARY SECTOR ALLIANCE	FY2025	£1k	Social value
Moto Foundation	FY2021	£150	Community Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Community Foundation North East	10/07/2025	£33k	Grant to More than Grandparents
Community Foundation North East	26/06/2025	£8k	Grant to More than Grandparents
Postcode Lottery	07/04/2025	£30k	Millionaire Street 2025 04w4
Community Foundation North East	27/06/2024	£8k	Grant to More than Grandparents
Community Foundation North East	09/05/2024	£1k	Grant to More than Grandparents
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/09/2023	£10k	Supporting kinship families in Chester le Street and Durham
UK government	02/06/2023	£15k	ALB-Sport England-Increasing physical activity for kinship carers
Sport England	02/06/2023	£15k	Increasing physical activity for kinship carers
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/05/2022	£180k	Supporting kinship families living in poverty in North East England
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/04/2022	£10k	Can Do Cookery
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/12/2021	£10k	"The heritage of family: changing attitudes book project"
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/08/2021	£3k	Tackling isolation loneliness and providing support to kinship families
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/04/2021	£10k	Reconnecting kinship families after Covid-19
UK government	02/09/2020	£35k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/03/2020	£10k	Kinship carers peer support
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/12/2018	£10k	supporting kinship families

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CARERS TRUST	3	£792k
HEY SMILE FOUNDATION	1	£42k
HELP FOR HEALTH	1	£30k
THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUST	1	£15k
THE ACCESS FOUNDATION	1	£14k
THE MRS L D ROPE THIRD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£14k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Carers Plus Yorkshire Ltd.

Carers Plus Yorkshire Ltd income £1.3m
BRENT CARERS CENTRE income £794k
SINCERE SUPPORT income £122k
Camden Carers income £1.1m
DONCASTER PARTNERSHIP FOR CARERS LTD income £112k
CITY & HACKNEY CARERS CENTRE income £275k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MORE THAN GRANDPARENTS	£177k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Carers Plus Yorkshire Ltd FY2025	£1.3m	—	above	—	no doubt
BRENT CARERS CENTRE FY2025	£794k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SINCERE SUPPORT FY2025	£122k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Camden Carers FY2025	£1.1m	—	below	—	no doubt
DONCASTER PARTNERSHIP FOR CARERS LTD FY2025	£112k	—	below	—	no doubt

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