MEDIATION PLUS

Registered charity 1202295 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Mediation Plus provides conflict resolution services to those living in East and West Sussex, Brighton and Hove and elsewhere, to reduce the impact conflict has on individuals, families and communities. This is achieved using restorative approaches, primarily mediation, one to one support and training. Our services are independent, impartial and non judgmental and participation is voluntary.

Objects

(i) To promote for the public benefit in the area of East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton and Hove and elsewhere, with a view to the preservation of public order, the provision of affordable, quality services directed towards mediation and conciliation between persons, organisations and groups who are involved in disputes or interpersonal conflicts where that dispute or conflict results from or may lead to acts of nuisance, vandalism, racial abuse or breach of the peace;(ii) To provide assistance through conciliation for couples and families in dispute or difficulty whose relationships appear to be breaking down, and where such relationships have already broken down, to support and help in the settlement of differences or potential differences(iii) To advance the education of the public in methods of mediation and other restorative practices and in particular the nature and causes of such disputes and means of managing them.

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

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Latest income
£264k
Latest spending
£277k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £12,894 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was covered by accumulated reserves. Per the Treasurer's Report, unrestricted reserves stood at £53,033 against a stated policy target of £140,000 (representing six months of expenditure). The trustees confirmed the charity continues as a going concern with stable finances despite funding uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Restricted funds (73% of income)
“Total income is recorded as £190,225 of Restricted funds and £73,705 of Unrestricted funds.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £53k)
“The Charity has a reserves policy in place that ensures that main operations can continue for a period of at least 6 months. This equates to £140,000 being 6 months of the Mediation Plus expenditure based on this set of Accounts.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£264k£277k
31/03/2024£210k£208k

Common questions

Is MEDIATION PLUS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £12,894 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was covered by accumulated reserves. Per the Treasurer's Report, unrestricted reserves stood at £53,033 against a stated policy target of £140,000 (representing six months of expenditure). The trustees confirmed the charity continues as a going concern with stable finances despite funding uncertainties. 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 Fund22/03/2017£7kTime2Talk in Lewes

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£21k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRIGHTON AND HOVE INDEPENDENT MEDIATION SERVICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MEDIATION PLUS£264k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRIGHTON AND HOVE INDEPENDENT MEDIATION SERVICE FY2025£141k—0unclear—no doubt
CALM MEDIATION FY2025£589k—0below—noted
WANDSWORTH MEDIATION SERVICE FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
CIVIL MEDIATION COUNCIL LIMITED FY2024£246k—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRE FOR PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS FY2025£1.2mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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