IMPACTFUL LIVES

Registered charity 1203136 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IMPACTFUL LIVES - C.I.O.

Life MentoringLGBTQ and Disability Inclusive ActivitiesSocial Events and Safe SpacesRaising AwarenessThe preservation and protection of the physical and mental health of LGBTQ persons suffering from stigma or bias by the provision of Mentoring or Counselling and support for such persons and by such other means as the trustees may from time to time decide.As above for disabled people.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF LGBTQ+ PERSONS SUFFERING FROM STIGMA OR BIAS BY THE PROVISION OF MENTORING OR COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.2. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF LGBTQ+ PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.3. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO LGBTQ+ PERSONS AND BY RAISING AWARENESS OF ISSUES THAT MAY AFFECT THAT COMMUNITY.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£55k

Latest spending

£39k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £15,477 for the year ended 31 May 2026, increasing its total net assets to £27,479. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. All income was derived from donations and legacies, with no trading activities or employee remuneration for trustees disclosed.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2026

Volunteers: 10
Government income: £13,340 — grants £13,340 (6); 24% of the £54,749 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

Volunteers: 17
Government income: £16,402 — contracts £9,410 (1), grants £6,992 (2); 63% of the £25,878 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

Volunteers: 5

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Impactful Lives (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).

Rainbow Lottery — “50p from every £1 supports Impactful Lives · £25,000 weekly jackpot” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Waitechair
Bernadette Joanne Tollady
Freya Saunders Martin
Gerard Anthony Lankester
Samantha West

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Hertfordshire · Luton · Milton Keynes · Northamptonshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2026	£55k	£39k
31/05/2025	£26k	£12k
31/05/2024	£6k	£3k

Common questions

Is IMPACTFUL LIVES financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £15,477 for the year ended 31 May 2026, increasing its total net assets to £27,479. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. All income was derived from donations and legacies, with no trading activities or employee remuneration for trustees disclosed. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£48k
THE MURIEL AND GERSHON COREN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£30k
The Keith Howard Foundation	1	£10k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	1	£5k
THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELD	1	£2k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
LONDON CATALYST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INDEPENDENT LIVES (DISABILITY).

INDEPENDENT LIVES (DISABILITY) income £3.3m
REAL LIFE MINISTRIES income £77k
INSPIRED income £281k
IMPACT LIVING income £420k
OPTIONS FOR LIFE income £2.5m
IMAGINE ACT AND SUCCEED income £12.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
IMPACTFUL LIVES	£55k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
INDEPENDENT LIVES (DISABILITY) FY2025	£3.3m	£70,000-£80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
REAL LIFE MINISTRIES FY2026	£77k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
INSPIRED FY2025	£281k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
IMPACT LIVING FY2025	£420k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
OPTIONS FOR LIFE FY2025	£2.5m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt

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