THE SHOWMEN'S CHILDREN'S CHARITY

Registered charity 1142014 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity supports showmen's children affected by disability, illness or accident, whether by arranging for medical treatment, providing equipment or other means of support.

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR AND WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING WORDS, TO SUPPORT SHOWMEN'S CHILDREN AFFECTED BY DISABILITY, ILLNESS OR ACCIDENT, WHETHER BY ARRANGING FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT OR OTHERWISE.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £617,168 in total funds, comprising £243,913 in unrestricted funds and £373,255 in restricted funds. The trustees report that the charity's reserves policy is to maintain sufficient funds to operate for at least 12 months without further fundraising. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable regulations.

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 3 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALAN FRANCIS COWIE
• ALBERT HILL
• CALLAM MULHEARN
• Dr Lynne Christine Whatmore
• MICHAEL ROBERT OGDEN
• PAUL MARK WHATMORE
• STEPHEN WILLIAM TOPLIS

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

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

Income and spending

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