M.E.B.

Registered charity 1179792 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MOTIVATE, EMPOWER, BUILD

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Objects

(I) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(II) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS SERVICES OR FACILITIES.(III) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPACITY AND SKILLS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING COURSES WITH A VIEW TO ENABLING THEM TO ENHANCE THEIR PROSPECTS OF EMPLOYMENT AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.(IV) TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£154k
Latest spending
£181k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £26,596 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £85,540 to £58,944. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and grants (98% of income)
“During the year the charity received donations and grants totalling £151,097” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity for the next year (held: £59k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which the trustees think appropriate after considering the future commitments of the charity and the likely administrative costs of the charity for the next year.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
01/10/2025£154k£181k
01/10/2024£159k£162k
30/09/2023£197k£300k
30/09/2022£282k£269k
30/09/2021£245k£126k

Common questions

Is M.E.B. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £26,596 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £85,540 to £58,944. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2021£10kRebuild the Motivation

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MILES FOR MEN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
M.E.B.£154k—0unclear—no doubt
MILES FOR MEN FY2024£124k—0unclear—no doubt
ABSOLUTELY LEISURE FY2025£4.5m——above—no doubt
WCA FY2025£499k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ISLAND TRUST LIMITED FY2025£273k—0unclear11.3%no doubt
BELPER LEISURE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—not going concern

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