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GUY'S GIFT

Registered charity 1128116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SUPPORT FOR BEREAVED CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE.

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

Latest income
£195k
Latest spending
£236k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £40,536 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £342,650 to £302,114. The trustees note that the stated reserves policy of holding six months of expenditure was not achieved, with current free reserves equivalent to approximately 5.5 months of expenditure. Despite the deficit, the trustees expressed confidence in securing future financial resources to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations from local businesses (72% of income)
“Donations from local businesses 141,239” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Guy's Gift (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£530k
Total spending
£103k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£97k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~11.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Coventry City · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£195k£236k
31/12/2023£92k£205k
31/12/2022£105k£180k
31/12/2021£530k£103k
31/12/2020£77k£91k

Common questions

Is GUY'S GIFT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £40,536 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £342,650 to £302,114. The trustees note that the stated reserves policy of holding six months of expenditure was not achieved, with current free reserves equivalent to approximately 5.5 months of expenditure. Despite the deficit, the trustees expressed confidence in securing future financial resources to continue operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GUY'S GIFT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GUY'S GIFT as a grant recipient include THE T U U T CHARITABLE TRUST, THE OLDHURST TRUST, THE BROTHERS TRUST, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE KING HENRY VIII ENDOWED TRUST, WARWICK.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE T U U T CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£18kFacilitated the employment of an extra part-time counsellor for bereaved children and young people in Coventry and Warwickshire.
THE OLDHURST TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE OLDHURST TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE BROTHERS TRUSTFY2025£5kFunded 12 months of CPT sessions for school and healthcare professionals
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£4k
THE KING HENRY VIII ENDOWED TRUST, WARWICKFY2023£3kTown Share Grant
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATIONFY2024£3kBereavement Counselling for Children and Young People. A group programme for up to 15 children.
THE KING HENRY VIII ENDOWED TRUST, WARWICKFY2022£2k
THE KING HENRY VIII ENDOWED TRUST, WARWICKFY2021£1k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£1kCompassionate Support
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUSTFY2023£1k
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2024£500Children’s Welfare
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable TrustFY2022£500Education/Training

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/08/2021£461kGuy's Gift Online
The National Lottery Community Fund14/02/2013£4kDevelopment & Improvement of our Monitoring & Evaluation Procedures
The National Lottery Community Fund10/08/2010£450kSupport for bereaved children and their families in South Warwickshire