THE SMILES AND MEMORIES (S.A.M) FUND

Registered charity 1091597 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SAM FUND (SMILES AND MEMORIES)

THE CHARITY CONTINUES TO MEET ITS AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. WE CONTINUE TO SEND FAMILIES WITH CHRONICALLY SICK CHILDREN ON FABULOUS HOLIDAYS TO GIVE THE WHOLE FAMILY SOME WONDERFUL SMILES AND MEMORIES TO HELP THEM FACE THE FUTURE WHAT IT MAY BRING . THE CHARITY MAY ALSO ASSIST IN PROVIDING VARIOUS ITEMS SUCH AS EQUIPMENT TO AID THE COMFORT SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND DISABILITY AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST THE FAMILIES OF SUCH CHILDREN.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £23,921 for the year ended 30 September 2025, an improvement from the previous year's loss. Total income was £71,972, while total expenses amounted to £48,051. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Allied Welding — “Sponsor Logo Allied Welding_edited” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (16/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• STEPHEN NOTTAGE BEMchair
• ALAN MILDENBERGER
• CHRIS FROMANT
• FRANCES BATTIE
• LAUREN BONTHUYS BA HONS
• MARIAN MILDENBERGER
• PETER FROMANT
• SANDRA MILDENBERGER
• THERESA NOTTAGE

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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