Mytime

Analysis

Mytime is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in October 1987, 39 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 trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mytime reported income of £1.1m and spending of £940k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £333k to £1.1m (+229%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mytime sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Church Orpington (£1.1m), The Legal Advice Centre(University House) (£1.1m) and The World Children's Fund (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 56% and donations and legacies 44%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Reserves of £109k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.