Making a Difference Locally Ltd

Analysis

Making a Difference Locally Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Scunthorpe. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06502266). It says it provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Making a Difference Locally Ltd reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.6m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £2.0m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Making a Difference Locally Ltd sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends Therapeutic Community Trust (£2.0m), The Morrisons Foundation (£2.1m) and The Shanly Foundation (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £300k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.