CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS-DREAM HOLIDAYS

Registered charity 1036069 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C F DREAM HOLIDAYS, DREAM HOLIDAYS · also registered in Scotland as SC043332 (OSCR)

We provide respite holidays for families who have a child suffering from the life-threatening illness of Cystic Fibrosis. Each family is referred to us by their CF child's hospital. Holidays are for families from all areas of the UK, and are taken within the UK.

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Latest income
£211k
Latest spending
£242k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity sent 142 families on holidays despite challenging fundraising conditions. Operational costs are kept low with a small team of one full-time and three part-time staff working from home. The charity relies on partnerships with holiday companies for discounts to maintain its services.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£211k£242k
31/10/2024£244k£240k
31/10/2023£258k£254k
31/10/2022£227k£237k
31/10/2021£239k£257k

Common questions

Is CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS-DREAM HOLIDAYS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity sent 142 families on holidays despite challenging fundraising conditions. Operational costs are kept low with a small team of one full-time and three part-time staff working from home. The charity relies on partnerships with holiday companies for discounts to maintain its services.

Who funds CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS-DREAM HOLIDAYS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS-DREAM HOLIDAYS as a grant recipient include SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION, THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION, THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY, THE CLARE MILNE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£67k
THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATIONFY2025£20k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITYFY2024£9k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUSTFY2022£8k
THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£8kEducational/Sundry Grants
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2022£7kSection 2 f Charitable Organisations
GEORGE FENTHAM BIRMINGHAM CHARITYFY2024£7k
Mercer Family Charitable FoundationFY2022£5k
THE JAMES WEIR FOUNDATIONFY2021£5k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITYFY2023£5k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£4kDisability
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2021£4kCharitable Or anisations
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£4k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITYFY2025£4k
THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kEducational/Sundry Grants
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2025£3k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kYouth & Employment
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
CHURCH BURGESSES TRUSTFY2021£3kGeneral Charitable Grants
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELDFY2025£3ksocial welfare
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2022£2k
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2022£2kThe advancement of health or saving of lives
MAY HEARNSHAW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kRelief of poverty and sickness
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£2kSection 2(f)
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE FIFTY FUNDFY2021£2k
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2025£2k
CHARITY OF CHARLES CLEMENT WALKER (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE WALKER TRUST)FY2025£2kHealth & Disability
THE URSULA KEYES TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE URSULA KEYES TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2022£2kTo provide respite for a family from Coventry
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE W E DUNN TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
MAY HEARNSHAW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kRelief of poverty and sickness
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE URSULA KEYES TRUSTFY2025£1k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITYFY2022£1k
THE W E DUNN TRUSTFY2022£1kConvalescence and holidays
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2023£1kTo provide respite for a family from Coventry

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland24/06/2025£5kQ2 2025 Community FLEX Grant Programme
Postcode Lottery31/07/2023£20kUnrestricted Funding

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DREAMFLIGHT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS-DREAM HOLIDAYS£211k—0unclear—no doubt
DREAMFLIGHT FY2025£1.4m—0within—no doubt
CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST FY2025£12.0m——above—no doubt
CYSTIC FIBROSIS CARE FY2025£269k—0above—no doubt
THE DREAM FACTORY FY2025£174k—0above—noted
THE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE FY2025£4.8m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.