50.FORWARD. Proving what good people can do together.

A community movement, founded by Mike Hind MBE

EST. 2026 . Teesside, UK

Starting with just £50, we buy, sell, flip and reinvest until we hit a real target for someone who needs help. No big budgets. No corporate noise. Just graft, community and momentum.

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What is 50.FORWARD?

A community
challenge with a real result.

50.FORWARD is a community project where Mike Hind MBE starts each mission with £50. That money is used to buy something, sell it for a profit, reinvest it and keep going until the chosen charity, family or individual reaches their funding goal.

No middlemen. No admin fees. Just buying, selling, hustling and reinvesting. Every penny moves the mission forward until the target is hit and the money goes where it was always meant to go.

"Real people. Real money. Real graft. Until the target is hit."

Mike Hind MBE, Founder

The story behind it

From £50 in a garage
to a community movement.

2008Where it started

In 2008, Mike started with just £50. He was working full time as a joiner, living week to week with very little money. He bought Flossy shoes from a man in Sunderland who imported them from Spain and started selling them from car boot sales and from his garage at home.

At his first car boot sale at Redcar Racecourse, he sold out in minutes. Other stall holders could not believe it. That £50 start became the foundation of everything he has built since, including Mas Body Gym and Macro Based Diet, and the thousands of people he has helped through fitness, nutrition, business, charity work and community support.

Mike was awarded an MBE for services during Covid, but he has always said that honour belongs to everyone who showed up when it mattered.

The comeback

Over the past two years Mike and his family have been through serious stalking, harassment, online abuse, false allegations and an arson attack at the family home while his children were asleep inside. It pulled him back from a lot of the charity and community work he loved doing.

50.FORWARD is the answer to that. It is about taking something painful and turning it into purpose. Starting small, building it up, and proving in public that good people, working together, still change lives.

How it works

Seven simple steps.
One real outcome.

Every mission follows the same loop. Small start, big finish.

Mike starts with £50

Every mission begins with £50 of Mike's own money. Same starting line, every time.

Community picks a cause

The community helps choose a charity, family or individual who genuinely needs support.

We buy something

Car boot sales, charity shops, Facebook Marketplace, eBay. Wherever the deal is, that is where we go.

We sell it for profit

Flip it, list it, drive it across town. Whatever turns it into more than we paid.

Every penny reinvested

Nothing skimmed. Nothing taken out. The pot only ever goes one way: up.

We keep going

Buy, sell, reinvest. Over and over until the target for the cause is hit.

Target hit. Cause paid.

The money goes where it was always meant to. Then we line up the next mission.

∞

Repeat for the next one

This is not a one-off. It runs again, and again, and again.

Mission 001 . Live now

Time for
Thomas.

Tom is 15. He lives with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. We are starting with £50 and flipping it until we hit £5,000, the cost of a Geberit AquaClean Mera Care wash and dry toilet, so Tom can keep his dignity and independence at home.

Mission 001 . Live

Current mission coming soon

The first cause will be announced shortly. Follow along and you will see every buy, every sell and every penny on its way to the target.

£0 raised

Target TBA

15 years old.
Fighting every day.

Tom has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a muscle-wasting condition that gets harder each year. His mum Tracy has spent two years fundraising to make their home accessible. Tom needs his home to feel safe, not like a prison. The Geberit wash and dry toilet means he can use the bathroom on his own, with dignity, as the condition progresses.

Tracy's full £60,000 fundraise is live too. If you can give directly, please do.

Donate to Time for Thomas

Via Sullivans Heroes on JustGiving. Add Gift Aid to boost your donation by 25 percent at no cost.

Follow on Facebook See the £5,000 item we are funding

Buy a set. Fund the mission.

Order a set. Help us
hit Tom's £5,000.

Every penny from every set goes straight back into the mission pot. Order one set. Order ten. Tag a mate. This is how we get Tom to the target.

3D printed Food Waste Bin Hook holding a caddy on a wheelie bin

In production now

Food Waste Bin
Storage Hooks

A simple 3D printed set that attaches your food waste caddy to the back of your wheelie bin. Keeps it off the ground, out of reach of rats and pests, and tidy. Solves a real problem most households have.

£3/set

Standard price

£5/set

If you want to add a bit extra. Every extra pound goes to Tom.

£2 UK postage, or free local pickup

3.5 sets printed every 3 hours

100% of profit to Tom

Buy a set now Or message Mike on Messenger Read the campaign post

Got a 3D printer?

Print with us.

Demand is running ahead of one printer. If you have a 3D printer and want to be part of Mission 001, get in touch. We supply the filament free, you just need to print our file. Easy way to help without spending a penny.

Join the print crew

Mission tracker

Every buy. Every sell.
Out in the open.

Total transparency. Every step of the flip is logged here as it happens. Last updated Not yet.

Step	Item bought	Cost	Sold for	Profit	New balance	Notes
00	Starting pot	£0.00	–	–	£50.00	£50 dropped in by Mike on 29 May 2026. Target: £5,000 for Tom's Geberit AquaClean Mera Care wash and dry toilet.
No flips logged yet. First buy is coming. Follow along.

Get in touch

Nominate. Offer.
Or just say hello.

Nominate a cause, offer skills or kit, bring a buyer, or pitch a business collaboration. It all lands in the same place. We read every one.

One form, four reasons

Whatever you're getting in touch about, drop the details below. We read every message and reply to the ones we can take forward.

Nominate a cause. A charity, family or person who needs lifting.
Offer skills or repairs. Restore, clean, fix, photograph, list.
Connect us with buyers. Someone who buys cars, kit, tools, gear.
Collaborate as a business. Pitch space, storage, transport, an auction lot.

Local to Teesside is a bonus but not required. We cannot promise every nomination becomes a mission, but every one is taken seriously.

What is this about?

Your name

Your email

Who or what is this about?

Type (if a nomination)

Target amount (if a nomination)

Tell us more

Supporting links or info (optional)

We will be in touch if your nomination is shortlisted.

Thank you. Your nomination is in. We read every one. If yours is taken forward you will hear from us directly.

A community
challenge with a real result.

From £50 in a garage
to a community movement.

Seven simple steps.
One real outcome.

Time for
Thomas.

15 years old.
Fighting every day.

Order a set. Help us
hit Tom's £5,000.

Food Waste Bin
Storage Hooks

Print with us.

Every buy. Every sell.
Out in the open.

Nominate. Offer.
Or just say hello.

One form, four reasons

Five ways to push
this thing forward.

Offer skills or repairs

Connect us with buyers

Nominate a cause

Collaborate as a business

The people and businesses
making this happen.

The wall of wins.

This lives on socials.

A communitychallenge with a real result.

From £50 in a garageto a community movement.

Seven simple steps.One real outcome.

Time forThomas.

15 years old.Fighting every day.

Order a set. Help ushit Tom's £5,000.

Food Waste BinStorage Hooks

Print with us.

Every buy. Every sell.Out in the open.

Nominate. Offer.Or just say hello.

One form, four reasons

Five ways to pushthis thing forward.

Offer skills or repairs

Share the project

Connect us with buyers

Nominate a cause

Collaborate as a business

The people and businessesmaking this happen.

The wall of wins.

This lives on socials.

A community
challenge with a real result.

From £50 in a garage
to a community movement.

Seven simple steps.
One real outcome.

Time for
Thomas.

15 years old.
Fighting every day.

Order a set. Help us
hit Tom's £5,000.

Food Waste Bin
Storage Hooks

Every buy. Every sell.
Out in the open.

Nominate. Offer.
Or just say hello.

Five ways to push
this thing forward.

The people and businesses
making this happen.