MY LIFE

Registered charity 1180933 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STUDENT LIFE · also registered in Scotland as SC054672 (OSCR)

Supporting the mental health of children, young people and adults in education and the criminal justice system, with the aim of encouraging and educating those we collaborate with, to support and promote a less stigmatised outlook on mental health. We offer mental health training to young people in education and to people classified as NEET, including prison settings across England

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£502k

Latest spending

£487k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operational surplus of £15,692 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income increasing to £502,467 from £400,306 in the prior year. Free reserves stood at £65,005, which is above the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, indicating no material going concern risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months expenditure (held: £65k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to three months expenditure.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Philanthropist Sir Stanley Thomas visits Centre for Student Life cardiff.ac.uk · 27/01/2020
Building work starts on Centre for Student Life cardiff.ac.uk · 26/09/2018
Milestone for Centre for Student Life cardiff.ac.uk · 26/09/2018

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — My Life (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income

£502k

Total spending

£487k

Cost of raising funds

£3k

Reserves (reported)

£65k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

RICHARD STEWARTchair
LOUISE DICKMAN
ROSIE WEDGE

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£502k	£487k
30/06/2024	£400k	£337k
30/06/2023	£214k	£255k
30/06/2022	£283k	£287k
30/06/2021	£209k	£145k

Common questions

Is MY LIFE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operational surplus of £15,692 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income increasing to £502,467 from £400,306 in the prior year. Free reserves stood at £65,005, which is above the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, indicating no material going concern risks. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MY LIFE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MY LIFE as a grant recipient include THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THOMAS WALL TRUST, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, THE S M B TRUST, The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k
THE THOMAS WALL TRUST	FY2024	£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2025	£5k	Health
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£3k
THE S M B TRUST	FY2025	£2k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement	FY2023	£2k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement	FY2022	£2k	General charitable donations
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£1k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k

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
YOUNG MANCHESTER	1	£67k
MISSION44	1	£50k
NORTH WEST YOUNG PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT TRUST	1	£35k
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£30k
THE ALA GREEN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£30k
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST	1	£30k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	1	£27k
THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MYLIFEMYSAY.

MYLIFEMYSAY income £670k
YOUNG LIFE INTERNATIONAL income £3.4m
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS income £28.2m
YMM income £116k
EVERY LIFE MATTERS income £480k
YOUTH WORKS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE income £1.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MY LIFE	£502k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MYLIFEMYSAY FY2025	£670k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUNG LIFE INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£3.4m	£60,001 - £70,000	2	below	—	no doubt
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS FY2025	£28.2m	£110,001 - £120,000	—	above	—	no doubt
YMM FY2025	£116k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
EVERY LIFE MATTERS FY2025	£480k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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