MAKING ME

Registered charity 1176751 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 'the mind map charity', THE MIND MAP

This Charity is currently non-operational.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£40k

Latest spending

£38k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £52,686 at the end of the period, which the Trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for a limited period (one school term) in the event of funding decreases. The charity is currently pausing operational activities to conduct a strategic review, with the intention to restart operations in due course.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one school term (held: £53k)

“The Charity’s reserves are set up in such a way that it is able to pursue its current operational objectives whilst at the same time providing a sufficient financial cushion to enable maintenance of these objectives for a limited period (one school term) in the event of operational difficulties or a significant decrease in external funding.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Making Me (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

John Tizard
Lesley Jane Tyler
Tanvi Joshi · trustee of 1 other charity
Virginia Ruth Gilks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£40k	£38k
18/06/2024	£65k	£54k
18/06/2023	£43k	£70k
18/06/2022	£84k	£52k
18/06/2021	£36k	£34k

Common questions

Is MAKING ME financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £52,686 at the end of the period, which the Trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for a limited period (one school term) in the event of funding decreases. The charity is currently pausing operational activities to conduct a strategic review, with the intention to restart operations in due course. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MAKING ME?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MAKING ME as a grant recipient include THE HARPUR TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HARPUR TRUST	FY2022	£21k	Accelerator Programme - Intervention teacher

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	21/06/2023	£5k	Primary School Emotional Wellbeing Programme.