A BREATH FOR LIFE CHILDRENS CHARITY

Registered charity 1069697 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A BREATH FOR LIFE

To provide treatment and care for sick and brain injured children and their families, in particular hyperbaric oxygen therapy. We also allow adults to access our therapies.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OF CHILDREN IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF SAID CHILDREN

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Latest income
£199k
Latest spending
£131k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £68,801 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £566,656. The trustees confirm that these reserves are held to allow the charity to continue operating for up to 12 months in the event of a downturn in income. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% of income)
“Donations and legacies 3 179,082” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: up to 12 months (held: £567k)
“All the reserves are unrestricted and are held to allow the charity to continue to operate for a period of up to 12 months should there be a downturn in income.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — A Breath for life 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
28/02/2025£199k£131k
29/02/2024£150k£104k
28/02/2023£165k£71k
28/02/2022£128k£54k
28/02/2021£77k£53k

Common questions

Is A BREATH FOR LIFE CHILDRENS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £68,801 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £566,656. The trustees confirm that these reserves are held to allow the charity to continue operating for up to 12 months in the event of a downturn in income. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2009£2kTo Creat a New Website