MAKE SPACE FOR GIRLS

Registered charity 1193772 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We work to make parks and similar spaces more welcoming to teenage girls

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Latest income

£59k

Latest spending

£23k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £15,477 in 2024 following a net deficit of £12,541, driven by expenses exceeding income. The Trustees confirm that these reserves remain above their stated policy target of three months of operating costs. The filing notes that increased consultancy costs contributed to the deficit but are not anticipated to recur at the same magnitude in 2025.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of running costs (held: £15k)

“The Trustees aim to keep reserves equal to at least three months of the running costs of the Charity.” — page 12

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Chelmsford City Council — “Funded by the Council and Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, this project worked with girls, young women and gender diverse young pe…” (source page)
Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner — “Funded by the Council and Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, this project worked with girls, young women and gender diverse young pe…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Angela Manning Wood
Caroline Rohais Millar
Dr Gemma Jerome
Jennifer Small
Margaret Koudelkova
Oluwatayo Isa-Daniel
Poppy Catherine Todd Smith
Romy Karen Rawlings
Sian Louise Kilkenny Siddiqi

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£59k	£23k
31/12/2024	£46k	£58k
31/12/2023	£57k	£40k
31/12/2022	£12k	£16k
31/12/2021	£10k	£214

Common questions

Is MAKE SPACE FOR GIRLS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £15,477 in 2024 following a net deficit of £12,541, driven by expenses exceeding income. The Trustees confirm that these reserves remain above their stated policy target of three months of operating costs. The filing notes that increased consultancy costs contributed to the deficit but are not anticipated to recur at the same magnitude in 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MAKE SPACE FOR GIRLS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MAKE SPACE FOR GIRLS as a grant recipient include ROSA FUND, SWEATY BETTY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ROSA FUND	FY2025	£10k	Voices from the Front Line
SWEATY BETTY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£8k	Parkwatch, a citizen led research project aimed at increasing the awareness of the lack of facilities for teenage girls in parks.