WILLOW FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1106746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC045811 (OSCR)

Willow supports seriously ill 16 to 40 year olds throughout the UK to get more out of life by providing unique and unforgettable Special Days and Special Treats. For some it gives a positive focus away from diagnosis and treatment and may be a final chance to create lasting memories. For others it marks recovery, boosting confidence and providing motivation to move forward with their lives.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £52,000 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income rising to £3,924,000. The trustees confirm that unrestricted general reserves of £1,334,000 are in line with the stated policy of holding six months of costs, and the going concern basis is supported by adequate resources and positive cash flow.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Willow Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Jonathan Aves — Chief Executive (source)
• Claire Kermode — Director of Finance, Resources & Retail (source)
• Dominic Heath — Special Days Director (source)
• Richard King — Chair of Trustees (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

• PayPal Giving Fund — ““At PayPal Giving Fund, we aim to make giving a part of everyday life. We are proud that, through programmes such as Give at Checkout, we ar…” (source page)
• De Vere — ““We are very proud of our long-standing partnership with Willow, an incredible charity which we’re delighted to work alongside in a number o…” (source page)
• Thrive Tribe — ““At Thrive Tribe, we’re incredibly proud to partner with the Willow Foundation. Having seen first-hand the life-changing support they provid…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

10 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~8.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 56.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• RICHARD KINGchair
• DAVID WADDINGTON MA RAF
• GLYN DEREK TAYLOR
• Jack Matthew Wrigglesworth
• James David Newman
• Martin John Ryan
• PAUL PHEDON
• Sangita Vadilal Manilal Shah
• Vanessa Steel · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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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

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WILLOW CHILDCARE.

• WILLOW CHILDCARE income £1.3m
• THE WILLOW TRUST income £218k
• WILLOW GREEN income £1.5m
• THE WILLOW TREE TRUST income £184k
• WILLOW BANK PRE-SCHOOL income £198k
• WILLEN HOSPICE income £11.8m

Side by side with its peers

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