SAARAH'S FUND

Registered charity 1143322 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Fundraising to support sick newborn children, sick children and children with special needs and their families

Objects

TO SUPPORT SICK NEWBORN CHILDREN, SICK CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES, BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1) SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE OXFORD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND THE JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEONATAL BABY UNIT2) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT WHEATLEY NURSERY SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AT THE SCHOOL.3) SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE WORK OF RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ABINGDON GROUP IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT4) PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN SUCH FORMS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT TO SICK NEWBORN CHILDREN OR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FROM OVERSEAS SO THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE THE NECESSARY CARE AND/ OR EDUCATION

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£57k
Latest spending
£65k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £8,118 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a closing unrestricted fund balance of £21,689. The trustees have agreed to maintain unrestricted reserves between £5,000 and £10,000 to ensure financial stability, a target which the current balance exceeds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £5,000 and £10,000 (held: £22k)
“the trustees have agreed to maintain unrestricted reserves of between £5,000 and £10,000 to ensure financial stability”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Saarah's Fund (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).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire · Senegal · Syria · Yemen

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£57k£65k
30/06/2024£79k£72k
30/06/2023£25k£19k
30/06/2022£5k£86
30/06/2021£23k£23k

Common questions

Is SAARAH'S FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £8,118 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a closing unrestricted fund balance of £21,689. The trustees have agreed to maintain unrestricted reserves between £5,000 and £10,000 to ensure financial stability, a target which the current balance exceeds. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.