Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Making Space is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.
Making Space (number 512907) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Making Space do?
Making Space exists for the relief of people who are in need by reason of any physical or mental illness or disability arising from age, accident, disease or infection, including but without limitation learning disabilities and dementia, and the relief of their families and carers.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Making Space
Answers Making Space gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Making Space's highest-paid staff paid?
Making Space's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 14 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £140,001–£150,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£140,001–£150,000
1
£130,001–£140,000
1
£120,001–£130,000
1
£110,001–£120,000
1
£80,001–£90,000
2
£70,001–£80,000
4
£60,001–£70,000
4
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Making Space's money come from?
Making Space reported £34m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £34m (98%), donations and legacies £306k (1%), investments £237k (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£34m · 98%
Donations and legacies£306k · 1%
Investments£237k · 1%
Other income£91k · 0%
Trading and fundraising events£6,050 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Making Space as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Making Space's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Making Space registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Why is there no Clarity Score for Making Space yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Making Space.
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The register data used for this profile lists Making Space as a registered charity (number 512907) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Making Space's charity number?
Making Space's charity number is 512907. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 512907?
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What does Making Space do?
Making Space exists for the relief of people who are in need by reason of any physical or mental illness or disability arising from age, accident, disease or infection, including but without limitation learning disabilities and dementia, and the relief of their families and carers.
Does Making Space have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Making Space. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Making Space?
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How much is Making Space's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Making Space's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 14 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £140,001–£150,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Making Space's money come from?
Making Space reported £34m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £34m (98%), donations and legacies £306k (1%), investments £237k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Making Space?
The register records Making Space as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Making Space's trustees paid?
Making Space's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Making Space registered as a charity?
Making Space was entered on the register on 27 July 1982. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01642033).