EMMA'S BUBBLE TRUST
We raise money to help teenage cancer sufferers and their families in Surrey
Objects
(1) TO HELP PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF TEENAGERS SUFFERING FROM CANCER AND TO ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL PRESSURES OF TEENAGE CANCER SUFFERERS BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, SUPPORT SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT THAT IS EITHER NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY STATUTORY AUTHORITIES OR IN ADDITION TO THAT PROVIDED BY STATUTORY AUTHORITIES TO TEENAGE CANCER SUFFERERS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY WHO ARE ASP AFFECTED (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC IN TEENAGE CANCERS BY THE PROVISION OF LECTURES, FORA AND BY THE PUBLICATION OF NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER MATERIALS DEVOTED TO THIS ISSUE AND TO ULTIMATELY ASSIST IN PROMOTING EARLIER DIAGNOSIS OF CANCERS IN GENERAL BUT WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON LYMPHOMAS(3) TO ASSIST, PROMOTE, DEVELOP, SUPPORT OR UNDERTAKE ANY SUCH OTHER THINGSINCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO THE OBJECTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ASSISTINGANY GP PRACTICES, HOSPITALS, AND/OR OTHER HEALTH PROVIDERS OR CARERS ANDCHARITIES ENGAGED IN FURTHERING AND PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OFTEENAGE CANCER SUFFERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £22,270 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £214,318. Per the trustees' report, free reserves (net current assets) stood at £42,517, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the annual running costs of the flat. The going concern basis was adopted with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“The company looks to retain sufficient cash reserves to meet the annual running costs of the flat.” — page 5
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 6
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 15
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 06539443
Funders the charity credits
Company officers (Companies House)
- WELFORD, Colin on trustee list
- LYNCH, Adam Michael on trustee list
- LYNCH, Joy Margaret on trustee list
- CAHILL, William John on trustee list
- MCCULLOCH, Ian Douglas on trustee list
- PRITCHARD, John Fleetwood on trustee list
- BRANDON, Paul Charles on trustee list
- BRANDON, Lynn Jane on trustee list
- BRANDON, Mark Albert Michael on trustee list
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- MARK ALBERT MICHAEL BRANDONchair
- ADAM MICHAEL LYNCH Mr
- Colin Welford
- JOHN FLEETWOOD PRITCHARD
- JOY MARGARET LYNCH
- LYNN JANE BRANDON
- LYNN JANE BRANDON
- MR IAN DOUGLAS MCCULLOCH
- PAUL CHARLES BRANDON
- William John Cahill
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £41k | £19k |
| 31/03/2024 | £30k | £16k |
| 31/03/2023 | £17k | £19k |
| 31/03/2022 | £32k | £28k |
| 31/03/2021 | £13k | £11k |
Common questions
Is EMMA'S BUBBLE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £22,270 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £214,318. Per the trustees' report, free reserves (net current assets) stood at £42,517, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the annual running costs of the flat. The going concern basis was adopted with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds EMMA'S BUBBLE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EMMA'S BUBBLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE WISLEY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE WISLEY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £10k | to re-fit a kitchen at the charity’s flat used to support teenagers being treated for cancer at The Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHK Foundation | 1 | £128k |
| EMMAUS U.K. | 1 | £74k |
| THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
| MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | 1 | £3k |
| DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALE | 1 | £500 |
| The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust | 1 | £500 |
Charities like this
- THE E M MACANDREW TRUST
- BALL TAMPERING ALLOWED TRUST
- THE CALM TRUST
- THE AMEN CORNER TRUST
- EMMAUS MOSSLEY
- THE ETHICAL PROPERTY FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMMA'S BUBBLE TRUST | £41k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE E M MACANDREW TRUST | £72k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BALL TAMPERING ALLOWED TRUST | £64k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE CALM TRUST | £80k | — | 0 | unclear | 41.0% | no doubt |
| THE AMEN CORNER TRUST | £45k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EMMAUS MOSSLEY | £950k | more than £60,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |