GLOBAL CHARITIES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 17 April 2002
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04359098
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £6,764,108
Latest expenditure: £6,758,698
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 30 LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON, WC2H 7LA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.makesomenoise.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity improves the lives of disadvantaged people by working with small charities across the UK. We work across four key areas: providing shelter and safety, supporting physical and mental health, improving life skills, and preventing isolation. We award grants, raise awareness and run learning programmes for small charities.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £6,764,108
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,758,698

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 11 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,473,285
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,053,691

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £4,566,409
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,577,533

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 9 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,995,557
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,997,454

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 15 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 15 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £4,882,162
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,126,762

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £6,764,108
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,758,698
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 11 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,473,285
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,053,691
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 28

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £4,566,409
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,577,533
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 28

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,995,557
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,997,454
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 22

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £4,882,162
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,126,762
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,499,968
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 14

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 5320821
Income Other Trading Activities: 1256466
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 186821
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 6764108
Income Legacies: 59257
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,465,921
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,292,777
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 6758698
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 3090000
Expenditure Governance: 27366
Expenditure Support Costs: 407808
Expenditure Depreciation: 1369
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,615,036
Assets Total Fixed: 2636
Assets Own Use: 2636
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £6,033,791
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,421,391
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,615,036
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2938232
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1483159
Assets Cash: £5,587,121
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1615036
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1615036
Count Employees: 20
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 11 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 4044624
Income Other Trading Activities: 1259940
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 168721
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5473285
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,240,160
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,813,531
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 6053691
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2569924
Expenditure Governance: 34483
Expenditure Support Costs: 536979
Expenditure Depreciation: 1369
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,609,626
Assets Total Fixed: 4005
Assets Own Use: 4005
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,362,011
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,756,390
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,609,626
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2617056
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1139334
Assets Cash: £4,937,097
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1609626
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1609626
Count Employees: 21
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 2696209
Income Other Trading Activities: 1206074
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 36235
Income Other: 627891
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4566409
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £938,107
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,639,426
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4577533
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2505614
Expenditure Governance: 48683
Expenditure Support Costs: 457478
Expenditure Depreciation: 1369
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,184,658
Assets Total Fixed: 5374
Assets Own Use: 5374
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,477,806
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,293,148
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,190,032
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3293148
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £5,227,861
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2190032
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2190032
Count Employees: 22
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 2006906
Income Other Trading Activities: 981026
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 7624
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2995556
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £603,606
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,393,848
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3997454
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2634883
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 329557
Expenditure Depreciation: 4500
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,201,154
Assets Total Fixed: 6743
Assets Own Use: 6743
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,260,165
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,065,755
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,201,153
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2065755
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £4,143,213
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2201153
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2201153
Count Employees: 18
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 4196579
Income Other Trading Activities: 675483
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 10100
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4882162
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £747,120
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,379,642
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4126762
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2359309
Expenditure Governance: 10488
Expenditure Support Costs: 274646
Expenditure Depreciation: 4500
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,265,033
Assets Total Fixed: 11243
Assets Own Use: 11243
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,100,500
Assets Total Liabilities: £908,688
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,203,055
Creditors One Year Total Current: 908688
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £4,000,614
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3203055
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 3203055
Count Employees: 18
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GLOBAL CHARITIES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2002-04-17T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/01/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/04/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/04/2006AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 16/10/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/01/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/07/2014
Charitable Objects: 1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS;2) TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL WELFARE OF CHILDREN OR ADULTS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION; AND3) ANY SUCH OTHER OBJECT OR PURPOSE AS IS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 384090
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: HELP A LONDON CHILD

Charity Name Id: 384084
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: HELP A CAPITAL CHILD

Charity Name Id: 384065
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GCAP CHARITIES

Charity Name Id: 384097
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: THE CLASSIC FM FOUNDATION

Charity Name Id: 656243
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Make Some Noise for Mental Health

Charity Name Id: 552275
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: GLOBAL'S MAKE SOME NOISE

Charity Name Id: 384060
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FOR FULL LIST OF WORKING NAMES SEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures