DAISYCHAIN BENEVOLENT FUND TRUST
Our aim is the Preservation of Health and the Relief of Sickness for children and young adults in the Community. With our partners the Teenage Cancer Trust, UHNS Hospital, Queens Hospital Burton, Cheltenham General, Derbyshire Children's Hospital, Riverbank Ward at Worcester and the Hereford County Hospital, the Trust funds new medical equipment, community support, specialist nurses and much more.
Objects
THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE TRUSTS, FOUNDATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £7,558 and states it has no policy of holding significant reserves. Its primary income source is an annual donation from its trading subsidiary, DAISYCHAIN BENEVOLENT FUND LTD. The trustees note that the retail sector remains a challenging environment and that increasing costs may impose operational challenges in 2026.
What the accounts disclose
“OUR MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME HAS BEEN BY THE ANNUAL DONATION FROM DAISYCHAIN BENEVOLENT FUND LTD.”
“THE TRUST HAS NO POLICY OF HOLDING SIGNIFICANT RESERVES” — page 6
“OUR MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME HAS BEEN BY THE ANNUAL DONATION FROM DAISYCHAIN BENEVOLENT FUND LTD. A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY FUNDING ORGANISATION REGISTERED IN ENGLAND AND WALES NUMBER AS A LIMITED COMPANY NUMBER 4311438.”
“THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS ARE THE PROCEEDS FROM THE TRADING ACTIVITIES OF DAISYCHAIN BENEVOLENT FUND LTD AND ITS SHOPS.”
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 140
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 150
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 180
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- GREGORY ROWEchair
- DAVINA ROBERTS
- ELIZABETH HAWKETT
- JONATHAN MOORE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £161k | £155k |
| 31/12/2024 | £165k | £173k |
| 31/12/2023 | £203k | £222k |
| 31/12/2022 | £202k | £236k |
| 31/12/2021 | £123k | £62k |
Common questions
Is DAISYCHAIN BENEVOLENT FUND TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £7,558 and states it has no policy of holding significant reserves. Its primary income source is an annual donation from its trading subsidiary, DAISYCHAIN BENEVOLENT FUND LTD. The trustees note that the retail sector remains a challenging environment and that increasing costs may impose operational challenges in 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | 1 | £85k |
| AFPA TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND
- LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND
- DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES
- THE DAIN FUND
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Charity
- THE DYLAN STRONG FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAISYCHAIN BENEVOLENT FUND TRUST | £161k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND | £664k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND | £271k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES | £856k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE DAIN FUND | £55k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Charity | £380k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |