MICHAEL CRAWFORD CHILDRENS CHARITY

Registered charity 1042211 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Relief of sickness and poverty

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£132k
Latest spending
£209k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £6,658,317, which exceeds its stated policy target of £5 million for the Expendable Endowment Fund. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months with no material uncertainty regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £5 million (held: £6.7m)
The Trustees have now met their previously stated objective of increasing the Expendable Endowment Fund to £5 million to establish an ongoing fund to finance future donations. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to charity where a trustee is President
Grants and donations payable include £80,000 (2024: £50,000) payable to The Sick Children's Trust, a charity of which Mr M Crawford CBE is President. — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Michael Crawford Children's Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£132k£209k
31/10/2024£125k£178k
31/10/2023£113k£172k
31/10/2022£94k£165k
31/10/2021£67k£186k

Common questions

Is MICHAEL CRAWFORD CHILDRENS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £6,658,317, which exceeds its stated policy target of £5 million for the Expendable Endowment Fund. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months with no material uncertainty regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.