JESSIE'S FUND
Registered charity 1045731 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Jessie's Fund helps seriously ill children, and those with complex needs or special educational needs and disabilities, to communicate by using creative music-making and music therapy. Jessie's Fund works with children all over the UK.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a deficit of approximately £31,000, resulting in a decrease in total net assets. However, the trustees consider the overall reserves of approximately £237,000 to be healthy, noting that unrestricted undesignated reserves stand at just under £64,000, which aligns with their policy target of £66,800.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Fundraising cost ratio: 8.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Expenditure on fundraising events and trading represented 8% of our expenditure (c. £31,000).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months core operating reserves (held: £64k)
“The Trustees have reviewed this policy and the required commitments in the light of the charity’s current and forecast programme and have decided that the appropriate amount for our six months core operating reserves is £66,800.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from related parties
“During the year a total of £3,142 (2024 - £1,532) was donated to the charity by related parties, including Trustees.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Jessie's Fund (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/05/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- NANCY MAGUIREchair
- ANDREW GRACE
- Charlotte Emma Lincoln
- Dr ALAN GEORGE
- Dr HANNAH REBECCA GEORGE
- Elisabeth Varlow
- Jack Aaron Zaborski
- Jessica Rose Villiers
- Julia Caroline Rochester
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is JESSIE'S FUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a deficit of approximately £31,000, resulting in a decrease in total net assets. However, the trustees consider the overall reserves of approximately £237,000 to be healthy, noting that unrestricted undesignated reserves stand at just under £64,000, which aligns with their policy target of £66,800. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds JESSIE'S FUND?
Funders whose own accounts filings name JESSIE'S FUND as a grant recipient include THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION, THE REED FOUNDATION, KUSUMA TRUST UK, THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, THE JOYCE FLETCHER CHARITABLE TRUST.
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