MY PERIOD LTD

Registered charity 1202656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

My Period Ltd works on the prevention and relief of period poverty among people who menstruate anywhere in the UK, in particular but not exclusively, by providing free period products to anyone who has a period (no matter how they identify) who cannot otherwise afford them. The charity is also focused on the advancement of education UK wide in the subject of menstruation and period protection.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF PERIOD POVERTY AMONG PEOPLE WHO MENSTRUATE ANYWHERE IN THE UK, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING FREE PERIOD PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SUSTAINABLE PADS, TAMPONS, PANTS, CUPS OR OTHER DISPOSABLES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED) TO ANYONE WHO HAS A PERIOD (NO MATTER HOW THEY IDENTIFY) WHO CANNOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THEM.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION UK WIDE IN THE SUBJECT OF MENSTRUATION AND PERIOD PROTECTION, CREATING AWARENESS AROUND THE BENEFITS OF IMPROVED PERIOD HEALTH.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Norfolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £12,108, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £5,000. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner confirming no material non-compliance or concerns. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, noting that year-end balances include commitments to ongoing grant-funded activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — My Period - no taboos, no barriers, just periods! (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Norfolk Community Foundation — “Thanks to funding from the Norfolk Community Foundation , My Period has donated a supply of free period products and period education resour…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Celia Hodsonchair
• Andrew Bryers
• Madeleine Drabble
• Molly Brown
• Patricia Maria O'Callaghan Olivo

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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Government & lottery funding

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