THE MAKE WAY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1204116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Make Way Foundation funds the purchase of wheelchairs and other mobility equipment for children with disabilities in the UK.

Objects

3) OBJECTSTHE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WHEELCHAIRS, OTHER MOBILITY AIDS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT TO MEET THEIR HEALTH NEEDS AND TO RELIEVE THE OTHER NEEDS (INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS) OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE SUPPORT, SERVICES, EQUIPMENT OR RESOURCES.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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

£187k

Latest spending

£147k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total charitable funds of £145,957 and an operating surplus of £38,225. The trustees consider the current reserves adequate and not excessive relative to the scale of operations, noting the absence of paid staff or fixed overhead commitments. The charity has no borrowings and maintains a deliberately light cost structure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: appropriate given variability of voluntary income, time lag for payments, absence of paid staff, and desire for continuity (held: £146k)

“The trustees consider this level of reserves appropriate given: • The inherent variability of voluntary income. • The time lag between grant approval and payment. • The absence of paid staff or fixed overhead commitments. • The desire to provide continuity of support even in periods of lower fundraising activity.” — page 11

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Make Way Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Fleur-Louise Bryantchair
Lucy Jones
Matthew Bryant
Sarah Sibley

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£187k	£147k
31/12/2024	£233k	£122k

Common questions

Is THE MAKE WAY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total charitable funds of £145,957 and an operating surplus of £38,225. The trustees consider the current reserves adequate and not excessive relative to the scale of operations, noting the absence of paid staff or fixed overhead commitments. The charity has no borrowings and maintains a deliberately light cost structure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MAKE WAY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MAKE WAY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include AlixPartners (UK) Charitable Foundation.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
AlixPartners (UK) Charitable Foundation	FY2026	£48k

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
CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£285k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION	2	£75k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND	2	£35k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY	2	£11k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION	2	£10k
THE RAINFORD TRUST	2	£8k
The Barratt Redrow Foundation	1	£1.9m
POUNDLAND FOUNDATION	1	£1.1m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PHYSIONET FOUNDATION CIO.

PHYSIONET FOUNDATION CIO income £163k
MARGARET CAREY FOUNDATION LTD income £268k
WHIZZ-KIDZ income £7.1m
The Alliss Foundation income £170k
WETWHEELS FOUNDATION income £262k
THE MOTIVATION CHARITABLE TRUST income £4.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MAKE WAY FOUNDATION	£187k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PHYSIONET FOUNDATION CIO FY2025	£163k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
MARGARET CAREY FOUNDATION LTD FY2025	£268k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WHIZZ-KIDZ FY2025	£7.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Alliss Foundation FY2024	£170k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WETWHEELS FOUNDATION FY2025	£262k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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