Team Mikayla
Analysis
Team Mikayla is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wantage. It was registered in December 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Team Mikayla reported income of £28k and spending of £52k, spending 185% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £44k to £28k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Team Mikayla sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scotts Park Parent Staff Association (£28k), Denholme Youth Cafe (£28k) and Ironbridge and Severn Gorge Lions Club (CIO) (£28k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We provide Mikayla's Wishes to children fighting Cancer and receiving treatment at the John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, and Nottingham Children's Hospital. Trustees reserve discretion to serve/adopt other hospitalsFunds are raised via sponsored events, collections, stalls, public and commercial donations, with ZERO spent on staff
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Scotts Park Parent Staff Association | Bromley | £28k |
| Denholme Youth Cafe | West Yorkshire | £28k |
| Ironbridge and Severn Gorge Lions Club (CIO) | Telford | £28k |
| Marlow District Scout Council | Marlow | £28k |