WIPE YOUR TEARS

Registered charity 1103897 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WIPE YOUR TEARS CHILDRENS CHARITY

We help seriously and terminally ill children through end of life wishes, support or other charitable requests. We also offer support and help to families of underpriviledged children.

Objects

TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOREGOING BY:1. RELIEVING SERIOUSLY AND TERMINALLY ILL CHILDREN (AND THEIR FAMILIES OR CARERS) IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS;2. PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THEIR HEALTH; AND BY3. ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE WIDER PUBLIC IN THE NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF SERIOUSLY ILL AND TERMINALLY ILL CHILDREN (AND THAT OF THEIR FAMILIES OR CARERS).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE ENGLAND AND WALES.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £7,881 for the year ended 31 August 2025, derived from unrestricted donations, grants, and fundraising events. Per the trustees' report, the charity is building financial reserves to respond to needs, and the independent examiner confirmed no material issues were found regarding the accounting records or 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wipe Your Tears (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kathryn Worthington
• Mark Foster
• Paul Hutchins

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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

Funders of similar charities

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• PURPLE HEART WISHES income £114k
• SINCERE SUPPORT income £122k
• MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION UK income £11.9m
• 2wish income £2.0m
• MOLLY OLLY'S WISHES income £933k

Side by side with its peers

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