STRONGBONES CHILDREN'S CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1086173 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principle activities of the charity are to provide emotional support and financial assistance for the benefit of children/young people under the age of twenty one suffering from brittle bone disease, scoliosis, spina bifida and all other skeletal conditions coupled with complex needs throughout England and Wales .We provide disability aids,equipment,activity weekends & family interaction days

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£601k

Latest spending

£538k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted funds of £137,718, an increase from £75,095 the previous year, resulting in a net income of £62,623. The trustees report that the charity maintains a reserves policy of a minimum £50,000, which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a proper understanding with no matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £138k)

“The charity maintains a minimum reserve of £50,000, covering around 4 months’ operating costs and adjusting annually for inflation.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04188918

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Strongbones Children's Charitable Trust (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.

BROBYN, Conor Paul Luke — director, appointed 29/06/2026on trustee list
SKETCHLEY, Christine Louise — director, appointed 25/03/2026on trustee list
FOSTER, Andrew Stephen — director, appointed 23/04/2017on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

Total income

£601k

Total spending

£538k

Cost of raising funds

£46k

Reserves (reported)

£50k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 7.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (19/12/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (06/11/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (25/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW STEPHEN FOSTER
Christine Louise Sketchley
Conor Paul Luke Brobyn

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2025	£601k	£538k
29/02/2024	£390k	£410k
28/02/2023	£466k	£448k
28/02/2022	£290k	£281k
28/02/2021	£381k	£373k

Common questions

Is STRONGBONES CHILDREN'S CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted funds of £137,718, an increase from £75,095 the previous year, resulting in a net income of £62,623. The trustees report that the charity maintains a reserves policy of a minimum £50,000, which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a proper understanding with no matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds STRONGBONES CHILDREN'S CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STRONGBONES CHILDREN'S CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST, Matchroom Charitable Foundation, THE JAN AND CATHERINE NASMYTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£156k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£91k	Grant
Matchroom Charitable Foundation	FY2024	£20k
Matchroom Charitable Foundation	FY2025	£20k
THE JAN AND CATHERINE NASMYTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£20k
Matchroom Charitable Foundation	FY2022	£20k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£15k
MICHAEL CRAWFORD CHILDRENS CHARITY	FY2025	£15k
MICHAEL CRAWFORD CHILDRENS CHARITY	FY2024	£15k
THE CLARKSON FOUNDATION	FY2023	£14k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£13k
THE FYRISH FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
THE PIERREPONT TRUST	FY2023	£10k
THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k
THE PIERREPONT TRUST	FY2024	£10k
THE JAN AND CATHERINE NASMYTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
MICHAEL CRAWFORD CHILDRENS CHARITY	FY2023	£10k
THE VARRIER-JONES FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
THE BOWERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£9k	Medical charities
RJ AND AH DANIELS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£8k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2023	£7k	Medical
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2025	£6k	Medical
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£6k
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE	FY2022	£6k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k	Advancement of health and the saving of lives
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	FY2022	£5k	Compassionate Support
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£5k	Advancement of health and the saving of lives
KARIN BRASS MEMORIAL FUND	FY2024	£5k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k	Advancement of health and the saving of lives
THE CHARIS TRUST	FY2024	£5k	supporting families with disabled children
RJ AND AH DANIELS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND	FY2025	£5k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUST	FY2024	£4k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£4k
KARIN BRASS MEMORIAL FUND	FY2025	£4k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k	Grant paid or payable
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Ann Rylands Small Donations Programme
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATION	FY2023	£3k	Health
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND	FY2023	£2k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)	FY2021	£2k	Medical / Disabled
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k	Advancement of health and the saving of lives
THE VICTORIA FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k	Medical Support

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	27/09/2022	£20k	Disability & Educational Equipment, Cost Of Living Crisis

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	2	£1.1m
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£670k
ST. JAMES'S PLACE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£341k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£185k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement	1	£102k
THE SANDHU CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£88k
BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£75k
THE DU BROW CHARITY	1	£35k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUNNY DAYS CHILDRENS FUND.

SUNNY DAYS CHILDRENS FUND income £463k
NORTH AND WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR SPINA BIFIDA AND HYDROCEPHALUS income £125k
VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY income £7.2m
EAST ANGLIA'S CHILDREN'S HOSPICES income £22.4m
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARITY income £5.4m
BRITISH PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY ASSOCIATION income £1.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STRONGBONES CHILDREN'S CHARITABLE TRUST	£601k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SUNNY DAYS CHILDRENS FUND FY2025	£463k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
NORTH AND WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR SPINA BIFIDA AND HYDROCEPHALUS FY2024	£125k	£39,678	0	unclear	—	no doubt
VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY FY2025	£7.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
EAST ANGLIA'S CHILDREN'S HOSPICES FY2025	£22.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARITY FY2025	£5.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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