WALLACE & GROMIT'S CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1043603 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRISTOL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL APPEAL, GROMIT UNLEASHED, THE COTS FOR TOTS APPEAL, THE GRAND APPEAL, THE GRAND APPEAL - WALLACE AND GROMIT'S GRAND APPEAL, THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, BRISTOL APPEAL LIMITED

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £92,405 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward standing at £10,793,813. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to meet its financial obligations for the foreseeable future, citing net current assets of approximately £7.5 million. The charity maintains a designated reserve range of £1.4 million to £1.8 million to ensure operational integrity and support its multi-year funding commitments.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sumer AuditCo Limited.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wallace & Gromit's Children's Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/01/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (20/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (14/04/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

• Jos Moulechair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Angie Last
• MIKE NORTON
• Michael Lea
• SIMON CHARLES BOWDEN COOPER

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

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

Income and spending

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