A MILLION REALITIES FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1205123 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General charitable purposes. Makes grants to individuals. Makes grants to organisations. Provides education/advocacy/advice/information.

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Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£500k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £734,209 from £234,205 in the prior year, supported by a rise in donations to £1,000,000. The trustees maintain a policy of holding minimal reserves and report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income)
“The Charity receives all of its funding through private donations. During the year ended 31 March 2025, the Charity received £1,000,000 (2024 - £250,000) in donations.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimal reserves (held: £734k)
“It is the Charity’s policy to maintain minimal reserves and subsequent to the year-end the Charity has continued to undertake charitable activities.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Legal fees paid to Collyer Bristow LLP, where trustee M D B Simon is a partner.
“During the year, governance costs included legal work undertaken by Collyer Bristow LLP, an entity in which M D B Simon is a partner. Fees payable for the period were £13,082 (2024: £6,600), of which £nil was outstanding at the balance sheet date.” — page 15
“In the prior year, a trustee provided a loan of £25,000 to the charity. The loan was interest free and repayable on demand. The loan was fully repaid in the current financial year.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Interest-free loan of £25,000 provided by a trustee in the prior year, fully repaid in the current year.
“During the year, governance costs included legal work undertaken by Collyer Bristow LLP, an entity in which M D B Simon is a partner. Fees payable for the period were £13,082 (2024: £6,600), of which £nil was outstanding at the balance sheet date.” — page 15
“In the prior year, a trustee provided a loan of £25,000 to the charity. The loan was interest free and repayable on demand. The loan was fully repaid in the current financial year.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£500k
Reserves (reported)
£734k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~17.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.0m£500k
31/03/2024£250k£156k

Common questions

Is A MILLION REALITIES FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £734,209 from £234,205 in the prior year, supported by a rise in donations to £1,000,000. The trustees maintain a policy of holding minimal reserves and report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds A MILLION REALITIES FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name A MILLION REALITIES FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE PACKARD FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PACKARD FOUNDATIONFY2022£720kTransfer of A Million Realities fellowship programme

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
THE GENERATIONAL FOUNDATION1£500k
THE PRIORY FOUNDATION1£33k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
A MILLION REALITIES FOUNDATION£1.0m—0above—no doubt
THE MILLBY FOUNDATION FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE MILES MORLAND FOUNDATION FY2025£235k——within—no doubt
THE GRANT FOUNDATION FY2024£185k—0within—no doubt
THE MILLENNIUM AWARDS TRUST FY2025£4.9m—0unclear—no doubt
M AND M FOUNDATION FY2025£217k—0unclear—no doubt

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