THE SWEETPEA CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1122815 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve sickness and preserve and protect the good health of children up to 18 yrs of age. Particularly, but not exclusively, those who are, or may suffer from a congenital illness, or who are in need of medical care living in the United Kingdom.

Objects

3. APPLICATION OF INCOMETHE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHERING THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (¶THE OBJECTS÷) WHICH ARE TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18, WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE UK IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING OR WHO MAY SUFFER FROM A CONGENITAL ILLNESS OR WHO ARE IN NEED OF MEDICAL TREATMENT OR CARE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: IN THE UK.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that expenditure exceeded income by £5,332, resulting in an overall cash deficit of £736 for the year. The charity's reserves policy is to maintain sufficient levels to generate income for day-to-day operations and contingencies. The trustees report that the charity operates on an entirely voluntary basis with de minimis running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient level of reserves necessary to generate the income required to run the trust on a day-to-day basis and to allow for and short-term contingencies or emergencies where possible (held: £343k)
“The Trust's reserves policy is to maintain a sufficient level of reserves necessary to generate the income required to run the trust on a day-to-day basis and to allow for and short-term contingencies or emergencies where possible.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£25k£31k
05/04/2024£22k£25k
05/04/2023£21k£28k
05/04/2022£21k£19k
05/04/2021£22k£23k

Common questions

Is THE SWEETPEA CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that expenditure exceeded income by £5,332, resulting in an overall cash deficit of £736 for the year. The charity's reserves policy is to maintain sufficient levels to generate income for day-to-day operations and contingencies. The trustees report that the charity operates on an entirely voluntary basis with de minimis running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.