LOLLIPOP (YORK & DISTRICT)

Registered charity 1105538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Lollipop provides regular free activities for families of children & young people with any degree of hearing loss. Through such activities families have the opportunity to meet & build friendships with others, with whom they share their experience of deafness. Activities also encourage members to realise their true potential & in doing so build confidence, raise self esteem & develop self identity

Objects

Support for children, young people and young adults with any level of deafness and their families by the provision of social and emotional support.To provide social activities with the object of supporting development of independence, confidence and wellbeing of deaf children, children of deaf adults, young people and young adults.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is good, with income exceeding expenditure for the year. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £55,692, maintained to cover potential redundancy costs if funding ceases. The charity notes that its main Lottery grant funding is due to end in March 2026, prompting plans to diversify income streams.

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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
• 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
• Paying staff
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lollipop (York & District) (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Laura Jayne Walkerchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Claire Elsdon
• Jason Damian Drobig · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rebecca Bowes · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stacey Louise Corr · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: City Of York · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIPPY PEOPLE CIO.

• LIPPY PEOPLE CIO income £112k
• THE LOLLIPOP FOUNDATION income £133k
• THE FAMILY CENTRE (DEAF CHILDREN) income £147k
• THE LLOYD PARK CHILDREN'S CHARITY income £4.4m
• J.L.O. (1984) LIMITED income £202k
• THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION UK income £1.9m

Side by side with its peers

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