Children's Hearts UK

Registered charity 1120557 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHILDRENS HEART FEDERATION, THE CHILDRENS HEART FEDERATION, THE CHILDRENS HEART FOUNDATION

The Children's Heart Federation is the leading children's heart charity supporting children with congenital heart disease and their families and the umbrella body for voluntary organisations working to meet the needs of children and young people with heart conditions and their families.

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

Latest income

£141k

Latest spending

£181k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £73,019 exceeded the charity's stated policy target of three months' expenditure. However, the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £201,785 to £162,318.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Children's Hearts UK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/05/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (29/10/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

JULIE SHENINE WOOTTONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
George Robert Armstrong
Karen Louise Tomlin · trustee of 2 other charities
Michael John Duffy
PAUL WILLGOSS
RICHARD IAN PREEDY
Rachel Louise Craven
Sambrooke Luke Barnard
Trisha Dionne McCauley

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£141k	£181k
31/05/2024	£183k	£177k
31/05/2023	£165k	£128k
31/05/2022	£207k	£89k
31/05/2021	£75k	£61k

Common questions

Is Children's Hearts UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £73,019 exceeded the charity's stated policy target of three months' expenditure. However, the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £201,785 to £162,318. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Children's Hearts UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Children's Hearts UK as a grant recipient include THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION, WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BASKETMAKERS 2011 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£10k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	FY2023	£4k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	FY2022	£3k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BASKETMAKERS 2011 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Small charities, mostly from London
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£200
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	—

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	29/04/2024	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
UK government	03/08/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund