You Make It

Analysis

You Make It is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, You Make It reported income of £295k and spending of £404k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £372k to £295k (-21%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, You Make It sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Victoria Hall, Bolton (£295k), Overcome (£295k) and The Mary Dolly Foundation (£295k).