Making a Difference

Analysis

Making a Difference is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hartlepool. It was registered in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Making a Difference reported income of £30k and spending of £26k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £28k to £30k (+6.5%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Making a Difference sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackwood Christian Centre (£30k), New Hope for Africa (UK) (£30k) and Nicholas Watts' Gift (£30k).