TREWAN SANDS CHILDREN'S TRUST

Registered charity 1124485 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

a) To relieve the sickness of disabled and terminally ill children in the UK (who may be accompanied by their parents, guardians or carers) and who would not otherwise have a holiday. b) To provide holidays for other members of the community who would not otherwise have a holiday and to supply sports equipment, adapted and disability aids.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:- A)TO RELIEVE THE SICKNESS OF DISABLED AND TERMINALLY ILL CHILDREN IN THE UK (WHO MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR PARENTS, GUARDIANS OR CARERS) AND WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE A HOLIDAY, AND WHOSE CIRCUMSTANCES SHOW THAT THEY ARE IN NEED DUE TO THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND, TO SUPPLY SPORTS EQUIPMENT, ADAPTED AND DISABILITY AIDS. B)TO PROVIDE HOLIDAYS FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE A HOLIDAY AND WHOSE CIRCUMSTANCES SHOW THAT THEY ARE IN NEED DUE TO THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND, TO SUPPLY SPORTS EQUIPMENT, ADAPTED AND DISABILITY AIDS

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bury, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £25,964, which the trustees acknowledge is below their agreed target for working capital needs, prompting plans to downsize premises. The charity reported a net surplus of £7,064 for the year, funded primarily by donations, while maintaining a small staff team with no individual earning over £60,000.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Trewan Sands Children's Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW DAWSON
• LOUISE DAWSON
• LOUISE DAWSON
• NATALIE ELIZABETH MAIN
• TERI LOUISE BRAIDEN

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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