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THE FORGET ME NOT CHILDREN'S HOSPICE

Registered charity 1110457 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WEST YORKSHIRE FORGET ME NOT TRUST LIMITED

Supporting children with life limiting conditions and their families through Hospice at Home service, and through other core services within our Children's Hospice in Huddersfield.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£6.8m
Latest spending
£6.4m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £401,329 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by an urgent appeal and one-off statutory support. The trustees report that corrective actions, including cost savings and increased fundraising, stabilized the financial position after facing a significant shortfall earlier in the year. Reserves were built up to £3,954,047, with unrestricted reserves at £3,804,047, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover one year of charitable expenditure and provide emergency cash reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The West Yorkshire Forget Me Not Trust was founded in 2000... reserves... were transferred to the Charity on its cessation on 31 December 2005.
“The West Yorkshire Forget Me Not Trust was founded in 2000 as a charitable organisation. However, a decision was taken by the Trustees in early 2005 that the objects of the Charity Trust Deed could be better served if the Trust became an incorporated company. Thus, following incorporation of the company, the reserves of the West Yorkshire Forget Me Not Trust were transferred to the Charity on its cessation on 31 December 2005.” — page 25
“The Charity has a subsidiary company, FMNT Trading Limited, through which it runs a chain of Charity shops.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: FMNT Trading Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary.
“The West Yorkshire Forget Me Not Trust was founded in 2000 as a charitable organisation. However, a decision was taken by the Trustees in early 2005 that the objects of the Charity Trust Deed could be better served if the Trust became an incorporated company. Thus, following incorporation of the company, the reserves of the West Yorkshire Forget Me Not Trust were transferred to the Charity on its cessation on 31 December 2005.” — page 25
“The Charity has a subsidiary company, FMNT Trading Limited, through which it runs a chain of Charity shops.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: FMN Commercial Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary.
“The West Yorkshire Forget Me Not Trust was founded in 2000 as a charitable organisation. However, a decision was taken by the Trustees in early 2005 that the objects of the Charity Trust Deed could be better served if the Trust became an incorporated company. Thus, following incorporation of the company, the reserves of the West Yorkshire Forget Me Not Trust were transferred to the Charity on its cessation on 31 December 2005.” — page 25
“The Charity has a subsidiary company, FMNT Trading Limited, through which it runs a chain of Charity shops.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Armstrong Watson Audit Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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

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Company officers (Companies House)

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Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care BoardPalliative Care and End of Life Out of Hours Service——
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardNHSWYICB - OOH Care and Specialist Advice for Palliative and End of Life Care——

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

CQC provider record: The Forget Me Not Children's Hospice Limited — Registered, 3 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 25/10/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£6.8m
Total spending
£6.4m
Cost of raising funds
£2.7m
Reserves (reported)
£3.8m
Employees
159

Reported reserves equal ~7.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 39.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£6.8m£6.4m
31/03/2024£5.8m£5.8m
31/03/2023£5.0m£4.9m
31/03/2022£4.5m£4.2m
31/03/2021£3.9m£3.7m

Common questions

Is THE FORGET ME NOT CHILDREN'S HOSPICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £401,329 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by an urgent appeal and one-off statutory support. The trustees report that corrective actions, including cost savings and increased fundraising, stabilized the financial position after facing a significant shortfall earlier in the year. Reserves were built up to £3,954,047, with unrestricted reserves at £3,804,047, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover one year of charitable expenditure and provide emergency cash reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Armstrong Watson Audit Limited.

Who funds THE FORGET ME NOT CHILDREN'S HOSPICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FORGET ME NOT CHILDREN'S HOSPICE as a grant recipient include THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION, WOODEN SPOON SOCIETY, THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION, THE ALBERT HUNT TRUST, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£100k
WOODEN SPOON SOCIETYFY2023£25kPlaygrounds & Outdoor Activities
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2021£10kSponsored Grant
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kSponsored Grant
THE ALBERT HUNT TRUSTFY2022£10kSnowflake Suite core delivery (August 2021)
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALEFY2024£10kGeneral Flow Through Grants
ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUSTFY2021£6kHealthcare-adult
Prosper Wakefield District LtdFY2022£3k
THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF HUDDERSFIELD COMMON GOOD TRUSTFY2025£3k
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALEFY2022£2kHousehold Support Fund
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALEFY2022£2kGrants from Foundation Funds
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALEFY2022£1kGeneral Flow Through Grants
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATIONFY2022£800

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2025£20kExpanded Family Activity Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund31/01/2025£375kLiving well
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2023£10kForget Me Not - Upgrading our garden paths to maximise accessibility
UK government01/04/2019£136kForget Me Not Children's Hospice

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST4£91k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST4£8k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION2£100k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION2£55k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED2£20k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED2£15k
Royal Warrant Holders' Charity2£11k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST2£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHILDREN'S HOSPICE SOUTH WEST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FORGET ME NOT CHILDREN'S HOSPICE£6.8m——unclear—no doubt
CHILDREN'S HOSPICE SOUTH WEST FY2025£22.4m£120,001 - £130,000—below12.0%no doubt
FOREVER COLOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE FY2025£171k—0unclear—noted
BLUEBELL WOOD CHILDREN'S HOSPICE FY2025£6.0m——unclear—no doubt
ALEXANDER DEVINE CHILDREN'S CANCER TRUST FY2025£2.8m£80,001 - £90,0003below—no doubt
RICHARD HOUSE TRUST FY2024£4.8m——unclear46.5%no doubt

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