FORGET ME NOT MEMORY CAFÉ CHARITY

Registered charity 1178555 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FORGET ME NOT MEMORY CAFÉ

Stimulating cognitive & various physical activities for those have any memory issues, depressions or facing loneliness and their carers. Our services include various mind stimulating creative and practical activities and projects at different settings, such as in hospitals, care home, libraries etc. as well as outreach, help, advice, information & signposting to other health professionals.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£148k

Latest spending

£134k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £43,532 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £47,710. The trustees report that these funds are held to cover at least three months of operational costs, meeting their stated reserve policy target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the financial statements.

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: £48k)

“The funds are held to cover at least three months operational cost in the event of loss of income and to meet any unforeseen expenditure that may occur.” — page 5

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): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Florence Nosayaba Ejemaichair
Adam Shaw
Aledya Arias-Vargas
Stephanie Mcdonald
Vikas Kesarwani

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

Operates in: City Of London · Newham · Sutton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£148k	£134k
31/03/2025	£147k	£103k
31/03/2024	£96k	£78k
31/03/2023	£75k	£64k
31/03/2022	£79k	£77k

Common questions

Is FORGET ME NOT MEMORY CAFÉ CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £43,532 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £47,710. The trustees report that these funds are held to cover at least three months of operational costs, meeting their stated reserve policy target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/02/2025	£20k	Helping hand 2025
City Bridge Foundation	13/12/2024	£43k	Grant to Forget Me Not Memory Cafe
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	08/06/2022	£10k	"Memory unpacked"
City Bridge Foundation	20/01/2022	£30k	Grant to Forget Me Not Memory Cafe
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/06/2021	£10k	The world is beautiful again
UK government	23/09/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/01/2019	£10k	'Living life to the full' cafe @ Artizan
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/12/2018	£91k	FORGET ME NOT MEMORY CAFÉ