THE SCAR FREE FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1078666 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HEALING FOUNDATION, THE HEALING TRUST
Carry out and fund research into the improvement of treatments for the benefit of people who suffer from physical, psychological, social or emotional disadvantages as a result of physical disfigurement or functional impairment present at birth or acquired through accident, disease or illness and into the prevention of accidents which may cause such conditions.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity finished the financial year with unrestricted reserves of £751,891, which the trustees confirm meet their policy aim of covering 12 months of core expenditure. However, the trustees note that reserves are forecast to dip below this policy target temporarily during the 2025/26 financial year before recovering. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year of £559,213, driven by a decrease in fundraising income compared to the previous year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: at least 12 months of core expenditure (held: £734k)
“Our policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover at least 12 months of core expenditure and to meet redundancy and closure costs, should they ever be required.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“While they are expected to fall below the target set out in our reserves policy during part of the 2025/26 financial year, this will be the first time the Foundation has dipped below the policy threshold. The shortfall is expected to be temporary, with reserves projected to return to above-policy levels by the end of the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“During the year the charity received donations from Trustees totalling £7,900 for the Big Give Campaign (2024: £6,900). In addition, £Nil (2024: £150,000) was received from a Foundation of which a Trustee (David Allen) was also a Trustee.” — page 51
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Scar Free Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- ATHREYA, Sridhar — director, appointed 28/01/2026on trustee list
- ROBERTS-MOK, Iwan James — director, appointed 28/01/2026not on trustee list
- TILLOTSON, Sam — director, appointed 28/01/2026on trustee list
- WELLS, Galina — director, appointed 28/01/2026on trustee list
- EDMINSON, Bridget Ann — director, appointed 01/11/2025on trustee list
- VERJEE, Liaquat Nizar — director, appointed 01/04/2025on trustee list
- MODASIA-SHAH, Hemani, Dr — director, appointed 20/01/2022on trustee list
- CLARKE, Alison Jane — director, appointed 13/02/2018on trustee list
- KEOGH, Bruce Edward, Sir — director, appointed 15/07/2014on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£373k
Reported reserves equal ~10.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 43.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).
- Professor Sir Bruce Edward Keoghchair
- Alison Clarke
- Bridget Edminson
- Galina Wells
- Hemani Modasia-Shah
- Iwan Robert-Mok
- Liaquat Verjee
- Sam Tillotson
- Sridhar Athreya · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE SCAR FREE FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the financial year with unrestricted reserves of £751,891, which the trustees confirm meet their policy aim of covering 12 months of core expenditure. However, the trustees note that reserves are forecast to dip below this policy target temporarily during the 2025/26 financial year before recovering. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year of £559,213, driven by a decrease in fundraising income compared to the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
Who funds THE SCAR FREE FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SCAR FREE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND, J P MOULTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE SANDHU CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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