MENTOR WISE

Registered charity 1190815 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Unique four-dimensional mentoring scheme:1. Tutoring based academic development,2. Skills focused personal development,3. Values focused character development4. Religious belief focused spirituality and teaching.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£325k
Latest spending
£310k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £44,113 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees consider appropriate given their reliance on grant funding and donations. The charity reported an operating surplus of £14,827 for the year, contributing to an increase in net assets from the previous year. The trustees acknowledge that the charity is entitled to exemption from audit requirements under the small companies regime.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £44k; policy: three to six months of core operating expenditure)
“At 30 September 2025, the charity held free reserves of £44,113. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be appropriate given the charity's reliance on grant funding, donations and contributions, together with the need to maintain continuity of services and meet ongoing operational commitments.” — page 6
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): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£325k£310k
30/09/2024£310k£303k
30/09/2023£197k£195k
30/09/2022£121k£116k
30/09/2021£75k£75k

Common questions

Is MENTOR WISE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £44,113 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees consider appropriate given their reliance on grant funding and donations. The charity reported an operating surplus of £14,827 for the year, contributing to an increase in net assets from the previous year. The trustees acknowledge that the charity is entitled to exemption from audit requirements under the small companies regime. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MENTOR WISE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MENTOR WISE as a grant recipient include THE YOUNG BARNET FOUNDATION, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE YOUNG BARNET FOUNDATIONFY2023£4kSpace2Grow CYP Fund
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/04/2026£20kRising Futures
The National Lottery Community Fund10/01/2025£20kElevate Youth to Success
UK government18/03/2024£4kALB-Sport England-Liverpool Active Youths
Sport England18/03/2024£4kLiverpool Active Youths
Sport England02/11/2023£5kSportopia for Youth
Sport England19/06/2022£7kJubilee fund - Jubilee Active Youth
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£10kMentor Wise Youth Engagement Project

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHAPTER2.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MENTOR WISE£325k—0below—no doubt
CHAPTER2 FY2025£231k——unclear—no doubt
EUROPE FOR CHRIST MISSION TRUST FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt
YESHIVA GEDOLA NEZER HATORAH FY2025£581k—0unclear—no doubt
WYCLIF INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£618k—0unclear—no doubt
FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPING COMPASSION AND WISDOM FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt

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