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MK Money Lifeline

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1146001Milton KeynesPoverty relief
Income£90k2025-10-31
Spending£67ksame year
Spent / received98%5-year average
Size in its cause65th pctPoverty relief
Registered2012Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

MK Money Lifeline is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in February 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07917713). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, MK Money Lifeline reported income of £90k and spending of £67k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £35k to £90k (+157%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, MK Money Lifeline sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rivercourt International Church (Ric). (£90k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints, Caledonian Road (£90k) and Dorchester Poverty Action (£90k).

Income and spending

£0£22k£45k£67k£90k2021 Income: £34,8862021 Spending: £48,02220212022 Income: £52,6062022 Spending: £60,54220222023 Income: £56,6262023 Spending: £53,63120232024 Income: £58,9792024 Spending: £56,68220242025 Income: £89,7332025 Spending: £67,4032025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Charity is a non-fee charging money advice centre. It provides free, impartial and confidential personal money advice to those living in or near Milton Keynes through face-to-face budgeting, money and personal debt advice; communicates with creditors, having established an equitable allocation of any surplus income; and provides a self-help pack either via the internet or post.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Rivercourt International Church (Ric).Canning Town£90k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints, Caledonian RoadLondon£90k
Dorchester Poverty ActionDorchester£90k
Panju Jessa Charitable TrustWatford£90k