Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

MAKING ME

We offer workshops in schools focussing on preventative measures to support staff in equipping children and young people to develop emotional literacy and resilience skills.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
18/06/24£65£54£11n/a
18/06/23£43£70£-27n/a
18/06/22£84£52£32n/a
18/06/21£36£34£1n/a
18/06/20£31£8£22n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.makingme.org.uk

efordham@makingme.org.uk

07803086040

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Specialty hospitals (incl psychiatric)
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Harpur Trust - Grant to Making Me
£20,000 07/12/2021
Embedding the Making Me Primary School Emotional Wellbeing Programme
Harpur Trust - Making Me (Mind Map Charity)
£25,000 08/09/2020
Emotional Wellbeing Programme for All Bedford Borough Primary Schools

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

  • CATHERINE AMELIA NUNN (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • JOANNA MARY O'DONOVAN Appointed: 2018
  • JOANNA GRIMSTONE Appointed: 2024
  • JOHN TIZARD Appointed: 2023
  • PAUL ALAN DAWSON Appointed: 2019
  • SARAH HAYFORD Appointed: 2023
  • TANVI JOSHI Appointed: 2023
  • VIRGINIA RUTH GILKS Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2018, number: 1176751
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

13 PEMBERLEY AVENUE
BEDFORD
MK40 2LE

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 YEARS OF AGE LIVING IN ENGLAND BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ON MATTERS CONCERNING MENTAL HEALTH AND TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR PERSONS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) PROVIDING SCHOOL COUNSELLING (C) PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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