Lia's Wings

Registered charity 1138457 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LUCY AIR AMBULANCE FOR CHILDREN CHARITY

We are dedicated to delivering fixed wing air transfers for seriously ill babies and children who require a planned medical transfer to, from or within the UK. We work closely with the NHS and a network of aeromedical transport providers to support our beneficiaries.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PROVISION OF SUPPORT FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN REQUIRING EXPERT MEDICAL CARE OR RELOCATION. WE DO THIS BY: FACILITATING THE PROVISION OF A SPECIALIST MEDICAL TRANSFER SERVICE WITHIN, TO AND FROM THE UK; PROVIDING HOLISTIC SUPPORT TO FAMILIES; WORKING ALONGSIDE AND ADVOCATING TO RELEVANT PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS; TRAINING AND SUPPORTING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bromley, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net increase in funds of £33,439 for the year ended 31 March 2026, driven by total income of £834,054 against expenditure of £800,615. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £187,796, which the trustees state is sufficient to cover six months of expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees confirming adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• 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
• 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)

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 06/02/2023, 6 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Houlihan Lokey — “Our long-standing partnership with Houlihan Lokey has been in place since 2018, and we are delighted to have recently surpassed a fundraisin…” (source page)
• Pula Aviation Services — “We couldn’t provide our life-changing service without the support of Pula Aviation Services. Pula Aviation Services is the parent company of…” (source page)
• Gleacher Shacklock LLP — “Gleacher Shacklock are currently in their second year of supporting Lia's Wings, and we couldn't be prouder. They have plenty of exciting fu…” (source page)
• Sport Society — “Sports Society’s special connection to Lia’s family inspires their incredible support. Each year, our partnership grows, raising funds and a…” (source page)
• Thomas's Fulham — “Thomas’s Fulham has been supporting Lia’s Wings since we tragically lost Lia. Her time at Thomas’s was filled with joy, and she left an unfo…” (source page)
• Glendower Preparatory — “Lia’s Wings is one of Glendower Preparatory School's charity partners this year, selected by a vote from their pupils. This partnership hold…” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (80% 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: 24.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anna Louise Mitchell
• Dean Robert Gillespie
• James McCarthy
• Kevin Ducksbury
• Melissa Pedrosa Pereira Schoennagel
• Nicola Donnelly
• Patrick Adam Schoennagel
• Sarah Mills
• Shane Christian Dorsett

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WINGS OF HEALING.

• WINGS OF HEALING income £145k
• THE LITTLE WINGS FOUNDATION income £24k
• WINGS SOUTH WEST income £368k
• GREEN WINGS PROJECT income £392k
• LONDON'S AIR AMBULANCE LIMITED income £26.0m
• HIGH FLIGHT income £42k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.