ALEXANDER DEVINE CHILDREN'S CANCER TRUST
Registered charity 1118947 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service
TO PROVIDE RESPITE SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LIFE THREATENING OR LIFE LIMITING CONDITIONS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A CHILDREN'S HOSPICE.THIS WILL MEAN CHILDREN FROM BERKSHIRE AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS LOCAL FACILITIES AND RESOURCES WHICH BEST MEET THEIR NEEDS
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net outflow of funds of £5,324 for the year ended March 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. Free reserves stood at £3,646,483, which the Trustees note is below their stated policy target of two years' expenditure. The Trustees believe the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future despite budgeted deficits for the coming year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee earned between £80,000 and £90,000 (2024: one)” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 3
“Two employees earned between £60,000 and £70,000 (2024: two). One employee earned between £80,000 and £90,000 (2024: one)” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3.6m)
“The level of free reserves at the end of March 2025 was £3,646,483 (2024: £3,548,048). This figure is below the Trustees target.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Fiona Devine — CEO (source)
- Anne Bajorek — Director of Fundraising (source)
- Warren King — Director of HR & Wellbeing (source)
- Andrew Rice — Director of Finance (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.
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- TONKINSON, Warren — director, appointed 17/01/2020on trustee list
- BOON, Andrew Webster, Dr — director, appointed 24/11/2011on trustee list
- LEWIS-JOHNSON, Helen — director, appointed 12/05/2011on trustee list
- DEVINE, Fiona — director, appointed 01/01/2008on trustee list
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.
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.
CQC provider record: Alexander Devine Children's Cancer Trust — Registered, 3 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 11/03/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£544k
Reported reserves equal ~26.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% 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: 19.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service: Good (12/05/2022) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/08/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (15/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dr ANDREW WEBSTER BOON
- FIONA CHRISTINE DEVINE
- HELEN LEWIS-JOHNSON
- Warren Tonkinson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Hampshire · Oxfordshire · Reading · Slough · Surrey · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ALEXANDER DEVINE CHILDREN'S CANCER TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outflow of funds of £5,324 for the year ended March 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. Free reserves stood at £3,646,483, which the Trustees note is below their stated policy target of two years' expenditure. The Trustees believe the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future despite budgeted deficits for the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of ALEXANDER DEVINE CHILDREN'S CANCER TRUST earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 3 employees earned over £60,000.
Who funds ALEXANDER DEVINE CHILDREN'S CANCER TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ALEXANDER DEVINE CHILDREN'S CANCER TRUST as a grant recipient include PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION, THE LEACH FOURTEENTH TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION, THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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