One Million Mentors

Analysis

One Million Mentors is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08252639). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, One Million Mentors reported income of £626k and spending of £660k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £1.1m to £626k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, One Million Mentors sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Settled (£626k), Volunteer Centre Blackpool Wyre and Fylde (£626k) and Institute of Business Ethics (£617k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88% and charitable activities 12%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £7,930 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.