THE JOSHUA TREE - SUPPORTING FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CHILDHOOD CANCERS
Registered charity 1114000 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE JOSHUA TREE HOLIDAY HOUSE AND SUPPORT CENTRE FOR COURAGEOUS KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES
Proving specialist support services to families affected by childhood cancer.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a surplus of £74,764 for the year, increasing its total net assets to £1,894,057. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £459,758, which the trustees state equates to eight months of forecast expenditure, sitting within their stated policy target of six to twelve months. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between six and twelve months of forecast expenditure, less secured income (held: £460k)
“The charity will aim to hold reserved funds equal to between six and twelve months of forecast expenditure, less secured income.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Non-compliance with Charity Governance Code 2020 provision 5.7.3 (Chair served >9 years)
“towards the end of the reporting period we would once again be reporting non-compliance in that our Chair of Trustees has served for a period more than 9 years.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by WR Partners. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Watts Commercial — “Watts Commercial truly values our partnership with The Joshua Tree, from the team volunteering at coffee mornings and hosting Stay and Play …” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£167k
Reported reserves equal ~7.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (44% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 15.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Deborah Jones
- Dr Michael Carter
- Dr Sonja Jonas · trustee of 2 other charities
- Dr Susan Gilby
- Jonathan Kidd
- Katie Walton
- Nerys Price-Jones
- Pauline Byrne · trustee of 1 other charity
- Terry Whalley
- Tonia Ball
- Tracey Harrison
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE JOSHUA TREE - SUPPORTING FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CHILDHOOD CANCERS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £74,764 for the year, increasing its total net assets to £1,894,057. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £459,758, which the trustees state equates to eight months of forecast expenditure, sitting within their stated policy target of six to twelve months. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by WR Partners.
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