Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation
Income
£150k
▲ 65.1% on 2024
Expenditure
£121k
▲ 50.9% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
7
3.5y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Not reported
Overview
Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation's network
7 people6 organisationsi7 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
7 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Crossley-Mintern | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Benjamin Thompson | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Caroline Jane Hill | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Iain James Cartlidge | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Lucy Tilley | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Peter Brodnicki | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Simon Andrew Frankish | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board
The board
7 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Crossley-Mintern | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Benjamin Thompson | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Caroline Jane Hill | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Iain James Cartlidge | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Lucy Tilley | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Peter Brodnicki | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Simon Andrew Frankish | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
3.1y
median 4y
Longest tenure
4y
since 2022
Over 6 years
0
of 7 on the board
Years in governance
4.6y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
1
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 7 on the board
7 trustees on the board
- Alison Crossley-Mintern since 2022
- Benjamin Thompson since 2022
- Caroline Jane Hill since 2024
- Iain James Cartlidge since 2026
- Lucy Tilley since 2022
- Peter Brodnicki since 2022
- Simon Andrew Frankish since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Alison Crossley-Mintern since 2022
- Benjamin Thompson since 2022
- Caroline Jane Hill since 2024
- Iain James Cartlidge since 2026
- Peter Brodnicki since 2022
- Simon Andrew Frankish since 2022
Portfolio (1)
- Lucy Tilley since 2022
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Disability 7Other Charitable Purposes 7Education/training 1
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Finance 24Professional services 2Dormant 1
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Network
Network
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Finances
4 financial years held, 2022 to 2025, years ending 31 December.
Income and expenditure
4 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.
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| Financial year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | ||||
| Total income | £29.76k | £83.48k | £90.76k | £149.83k |
| Total expenditure | £12.74k | £51.65k | £80.13k | £120.89k |
| Government income | ||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets, liabilities and funds
Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 4 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | 20 October 2026 | 20 October 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | 30 October 2025 | 30 October 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | 29 October 2024 | 29 October 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | 30 October 2023 | 30 October 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
- A)
TO
RELIEVE PEOPLE IN UK WHO ARE IN NEED, BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO CHARITIES OR OTHER NON PROFIT ORGANISATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS AND - B)
TO
ADVANCE ANY OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO CHARITIES OR OTHER NON PROFIT ORGANISATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED BY THE TRUSTEES AT THEIR DISCRETION
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Throughout England and WalesCountry: Scotland
- Governing document
- CIO
- FOUNDATION Registered 23 Mar 2022 as amended on 07 Aug 2024 as amended on 02 Dec 2025 as filed - Register history
- 23 March 2022Registered as a charitable incorporated organisation
Policies the charity says it has
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Registered
- 2022