ROALD DAHL'S MARVELLOUS CHILDREN'S CHARITY
Registered charity 1137409 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To ensure every seriously ill child and young person in the UK has the best possible healthcare by placing our Roald Dahl nurses in areas of greatest need; supporting our nurses in the work that they do; funding innovative nurse-led projects to improve quality of care; and providing benefits advice through our family support service.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £821,511 for the year, which was funded by a reduction in its restricted endowment reserve. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £231,344, representing three months of operational cover, which is considered a prudent level within its stated policy target of three to six months. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months (held: £231k)
“The Trustees consider an unrestricted reserve providing operational cover of between three and six months as necessary.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee expenses reimbursed
“Trustee Expenses of £556 (2024 £1,718) were reimbursed to trustees.” — page 30
“Three Trustees (2024: 0) made donations of £972 during the year (2024: nil)” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“Trustee Expenses of £556 (2024 £1,718) were reimbursed to trustees.” — page 30
“Three Trustees (2024: 0) made donations of £972 during the year (2024: nil)” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Patron connection to Fantastic Peach Foundation
“Trustee Expenses of £556 (2024 £1,718) were reimbursed to trustees.” — page 30
“Three Trustees (2024: 0) made donations of £972 during the year (2024: nil)” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- PLANE, Robin Francis — director, appointed 29/11/2025on trustee list
- MITCHELL, Kimberley Anne — director, appointed 12/03/2025on trustee list
- BRADLEY, Carolyn Jane — director, appointed 12/03/2025on trustee list
- EMILION, Elizabeth Jane — director, appointed 12/03/2025on trustee list
- MARSH, Michael David — director, appointed 30/06/2023on trustee list
- ANDREWS, Grace — director, appointed 30/06/2023on trustee list
- SHARMA, Sanjiv, Dr — director, appointed 30/06/2023on trustee list
- THOMSON, Helen Campbell — director, appointed 30/06/2023on trustee list
- GOODCHILD, Suzannah Jane — director, appointed 18/05/2023on trustee list
- EVANS, Kathryn Nicole — director, appointed 18/05/2023on trustee list
- BROADLEY, Rachelle Mary — director, appointed 03/12/2020on trustee list
- JOHNSON, Jodi Saron Ella — director, appointed 28/11/2018on trustee list
- COX, Elspeth — secretary, appointed 24/06/2026
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£477k
Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (76% 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: 36.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/09/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Carolyn Jane Bradleychair
- Dr Sanjiv Sharma
- Elizabeth Jane Emilion
- Grace Andrews
- Helen Campbell Thomson
- Jodi Saron Ella Johnson
- Kathryn Nicole Evans
- Kimberley Anne Mitchell
- Michael David Marsh
- Rachelle Mary Broadley
- Robin Francis Plane
- Suzannah Jane Goodchild · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ROALD DAHL'S MARVELLOUS CHILDREN'S CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £821,511 for the year, which was funded by a reduction in its restricted endowment reserve. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £231,344, representing three months of operational cover, which is considered a prudent level within its stated policy target of three to six months. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.
Who funds ROALD DAHL'S MARVELLOUS CHILDREN'S CHARITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ROALD DAHL'S MARVELLOUS CHILDREN'S CHARITY as a grant recipient include NPT Transatlantic Limited, THE MATHER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, E B M CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GSR FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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