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DREAM MAKERS

Registered charity 1045148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve people, particularly but not exclusively children, their families and carers, who have severe physical, mental or life threatening illnesses.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£129k
Latest spending
£77k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £157,031 at the end of the year, representing a surplus of £51,487 for the period. The trustees consider that the level of reserves should remain as shown to generate sufficient resources to fund the day-to-day running of the charity. The financial position is supported by cash reserves of £76,019.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)
“From Voluntary Sources: Donations 128,803”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: remain as shown to generate sufficient resources to fund the day-to-day running of the charity and any future major costs (held: £157k)
“The trustees consider that the level of reserves should remain as shown to generate sufficient resources to fund the day-to-day running of the charity and any future major costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£129k£77k
31/03/2024£87k£53k
31/03/2023£46k£19k
31/03/2022£26k£19k
31/03/2021£5k£6k

Common questions

Is DREAM MAKERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £157,031 at the end of the year, representing a surplus of £51,487 for the period. The trustees consider that the level of reserves should remain as shown to generate sufficient resources to fund the day-to-day running of the charity. The financial position is supported by cash reserves of £76,019. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DREAM MAKERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DREAM MAKERS as a grant recipient include THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE W E DUNN TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3kAdvancement of health and the saving of lives
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kAdvancement of health and the saving of lives
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£2kAdvancement of health and the saving of lives
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kAdvancement of health and the saving of lives
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kChildren and Youth
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1kChildren and Youth
THE W E DUNN TRUSTFY2022£1kSocial and welfare
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kChildren and Youth
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE W E DUNN TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST2£83k
THE KENTOWN WIZARD FOUNDATION1£6.6m
THE CHARIS TRUST1£1.3m
ONE FOOTSTEP1£127k
The Aurelia Foundation1£110k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST1£91k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUST1£90k
THE INVESCO CARES FOUNDATION1£83k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DREAM MAKERS£129k—0above—no doubt
PROMISE DREAMS FY2024£237k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DREAM FACTORY FY2025£174k—0above—noted
THE EVE MERTON DREAMS TRUST FY2025£268k—0unclear—no doubt
SINCERE SUPPORT FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt
DOWNRIGHT EXCELLENT FY2025£224k—0below—no doubt

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