CHRIS WESTWOOD CHARITY FOR CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

Registered charity 1101230 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Financial assistance to fund the purchase of:Special exercise equipment, walkers, & standing frames, to assist in regaining & maintaining mobility, wheelchairs, special mobility chairs, car seats, special seating, special beds, support & lifting equipment, sensory equipment, vision equipment,and other specialised facilities that may be required to enable the child to become more independent.

Objects

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES TO PROVIDE THE RELIEF OF PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR EXAMPLE, THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND MODIFICATIONS TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND MOBILITY OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAT THE TRUSTEES DEEM TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIMS OF THE CHARITY IN STOURBRIDGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Area of benefit: STOURBRIDGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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 · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£96k

Latest spending

£95k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates with zero administration expenditure, relying entirely on voluntary trustee work. Reserves at year-end were £4,602.46, which the trustees consider prudent given their policy of having no minimum reserves requirement. The charity faces funding challenges due to rising grant costs and has had to introduce waiting lists for assistance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable Foundations (69% of income)

“Charitable Foundations were a great help during the year. Fortunately, our work was well accepted, and we received total backing of £66,375.00.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: no minimum reserves requirements (held: £5k)

“With no operating costs, we have no minimum reserves requirements, and the Trustees consider that all funds held should be used for the purpose for which they were donated, with no minimum retention level.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Charity can stop and restart operations at any time, with no financial implications other than a delay in helping those in need.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRIS WESTWOOD MBEchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Dr JANINE MARGARET BARNES MBE
Lewis Richard Thomas Barnes

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£96k	£95k
31/12/2024	£86k	£105k
31/12/2023	£97k	£81k
31/12/2022	£89k	£93k
31/12/2021	£105k	£106k

Common questions

Is CHRIS WESTWOOD CHARITY FOR CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates with zero administration expenditure, relying entirely on voluntary trustee work. Reserves at year-end were £4,602.46, which the trustees consider prudent given their policy of having no minimum reserves requirement. The charity faces funding challenges due to rising grant costs and has had to introduce waiting lists for assistance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHRIS WESTWOOD CHARITY FOR CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHRIS WESTWOOD CHARITY FOR CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES as a grant recipient include SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k