THE MINTRIDGE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1177831 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the physical and mental health and well-being of children and young people and to advance the physical education and development of children and young people.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE;2. TO ADVANCE THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE;IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:-WORKING WITH SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, SPORT CLUBS, UNIVERSITIES AND NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO:- - INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF SPORTS AND CHANGE THE BEHAVIOUR OF YOUNG PEOPLE, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON FEMALES AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; - PROVIDE A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A PARTICULAR SPORTING TALENT; - ENHANCE LIFE SKILLS IN YOUNG PEOPLE; - EDUCATE AND PROMOTE A GREATER KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE; - SUPPORT THE STRATEGIC GOALS OF EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATIONS; - EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ON NUTRITION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE; - ORGANISE AND DELIVER SPORTS CAMPS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCHOOLS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY; - ENGAGE POSITIVE SPORTING ROLE MODELS, BEING PROFESSIONAL AND EX PROFESSIONAL SPORTS PERSONS, TO DELIVER DIRECT AND/OR REMOTE MENTORING PROGRAMMES TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE; - EDUCATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (IN PARTICULAR PARENTS) ABOUT THE ABOVE MENTORING SCHEMES WITH THE AIM OF INCLUDING THEM IN THE SAME; AND - USE TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN SPORT.

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

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Latest income
£140k
Latest spending
£158k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit on unrestricted funds of £23,213 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, supported by projected cash surpluses through January 2027.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of total organisational operating costs based on the next budget year (held: £43k)
“The charity has adopted a reserves policy and has set a target such that free reserves (the general fund) should total 3 months of total organisational operating costs based on the next budget year.” — 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.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Mintridge Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£140k£158k
31/03/2024£192k£147k
31/03/2023£152k£135k
31/03/2022£164k£145k
31/03/2021£101k£113k

Common questions

Is THE MINTRIDGE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit on unrestricted funds of £23,213 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, supported by projected cash surpluses through January 2027. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MINTRIDGE FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MINTRIDGE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government28/09/2020£8kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2019£8kBollyRun

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Trust Foundation.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MINTRIDGE FOUNDATION£140k—0unclear—no doubt
The Trust Foundation FY2024£3.0m—0above—no doubt
THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION FY2025£6.7m——unclear22.4%no doubt
THE TRUE ATHLETE PROJECT LTD FY2025£264k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MIZEN FOUNDATION FY2025£101k—0above—no doubt
THE MITIE FOUNDATION FY2025£417k—0unclear—no doubt

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