THE MAZE ORGANISATION CIO

Registered charity 1209273 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MAZE ORGANISATION CIC

We are a charity providing emotional, social, educational and wellbeing support to children, young adults and their families from disadvantaged backgrounds to address poor mental health and educational disadvantage ensuring better long-term health and academic outcomes. Sessions are delivered in one-on-one and group sessions. We provide in-class support, after school , weekend and holiday clubs.

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;(B) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(C) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brent, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£71k
Latest spending
£35k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £39,180, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover three months of administrative and support expenditures. The charity reported a net income increase of £35,374 for the year, driven primarily by grants totaling £55,113. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ administrative and support expenditures (reserves figure: £39k)
“The charity maintains unrestricted funds to be at a level equivalent to three months’ administrative and support expenditures.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Ms C Maze received a remuneration of £8,380 and a pension contribution of £127.
“Ms C Maze received a remuneration of £8,380 (2024: £nil) and a pension contribution of £127 (2024: £nil).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ms C Maze, trustee of the charity, received a remuneration of £8,380 (2024 £nil) and a pension contribution of £127 (2024: £nil).
“During the year, Ms C Maze, trustee of the charity, received a remuneration of £8,380 (2024 £nil) and a pension contribution of £127 (2024: £nil).” — page 14
“During the year, the charity received donations without conditions from Ms C Maze, trustee of the charity, for an aggregate amount of £6,499 (2024: £nil).” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received donations without conditions from Ms C Maze, trustee of the charity, for an aggregate amount of £6,499 (2024: £nil).
“During the year, Ms C Maze, trustee of the charity, received a remuneration of £8,380 (2024 £nil) and a pension contribution of £127 (2024: £nil).” — page 14
“During the year, the charity received donations without conditions from Ms C Maze, trustee of the charity, for an aggregate amount of £6,499 (2024: £nil).” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received donations without conditions from The Maze Academy Limited, a company under the control of Ms C Maze, trustee of the charity, for an aggregate amount of £9,000 (2024: £nil).
“During the year, Ms C Maze, trustee of the charity, received a remuneration of £8,380 (2024 £nil) and a pension contribution of £127 (2024: £nil).” — page 14
“During the year, the charity received donations without conditions from Ms C Maze, trustee of the charity, for an aggregate amount of £6,499 (2024: £nil).” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity paid consultancy fees for an aggregate amount of £7,326 to The Maze Academy Limited, a company under the control of Ms C Maze, trustee of the charity.
“During the year, Ms C Maze, trustee of the charity, received a remuneration of £8,380 (2024 £nil) and a pension contribution of £127 (2024: £nil).” — page 14
“During the year, the charity received donations without conditions from Ms C Maze, trustee of the charity, for an aggregate amount of £6,499 (2024: £nil).” — page 14
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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Government income: £55,113 — grants £55,113 (11); 78% of the £70,612 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Funders the charity credits

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£71k£35k

Common questions

Is THE MAZE ORGANISATION CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £39,180, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover three months of administrative and support expenditures. The charity reported a net income increase of £35,374 for the year, driven primarily by grants totaling £55,113. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MAZE ORGANISATION CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MAZE ORGANISATION CIO as a grant recipient include EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE).

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE)FY2024£4kMindLetics: Celebrating the Individual

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/08/2026£14kWellbeing Hub