EDGAR'S GIFT

Registered charity 1141337 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EDGAR'S GIFT - IMPROVING THE LIVES OF TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH CANCER IN LEICESTER AND LEICESTERSHIRE

We raise funds to provide Gifts/Wishes/Experiences for young adults aged 18 to 30 who have any type of cancer and are being treated at East Midlands Hospitals. Plus those up to 40 years old who have a Sarcoma with treatment at The Leicester Royal Infirmary.We also provide free holidays at our Mablethorpe based Caravan for cancer patients and their families from within the East Midlands area.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN LEICESTERSHIRE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM CANCER AND THEIR FAMILIES BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND SERVICES AND BY SUPPORTING OTHER CHARITIES WHICH ASSIST YOUNG CANCER SUFFERERS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net gain of £48,594 for the year, with total income of £72,668.36 significantly exceeding total expenditure of £24,074.19. The trustees report that the charity has maintained productive partnerships and fundraising activities to support its beneficiaries.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Edgar's Gift (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).

• The Malcolm Whales Foundation — “The Malcolm Whales Foundation supported with a donation in 2016 to help us secure the holiday home we were working towards, and now support …” (source page)
• Purple Care TM Ltd — “Purple Care TM Ltd of Hinckley heard about this & made a very generous donation to pay for the 4 gifts. They also set up a monthly standing …” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Joseph Clarkechair
• Dr Stewart Leslie Sale
• Howard Parkin
• JULIE BRADMAN
• Jordan Handford
• Lydia Mahala Edkins
• Molly Clarke
• NEIL BRADMAN
• Sharon Parkin
• Zak Daniel Hudson

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

Operates in: Coventry City · Leicester City · Leicestershire · Northamptonshire · Rutland · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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