INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PALLIATIVE CARE NETWORK
Registered charity 1143712 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ICPCN
Networking: share knowledge and experience to support the development and growth of children?s palliative care globally.Information: disseminate information to support the development of children?s palliative care worldwide.Advocacy: provide a global voice for children?s palliative care.Education & Research: disseminate research and promote educational opportunities.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a significant financial improvement with a surplus of £288,221, increasing total reserves to £347,038. However, the trustees note that the organisation remains reliant on ongoing grant applications and fundraising to ensure sustainability.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Subsidiary
“A non-profit company based in South Africa, ICPCN Operations, performs much of the work to deliver these objectives. ICPCN makes payments to ICPCN Operations under a formal agreement in order to deliver the agreed objectives.”
“The aggregate amount of donations received from trustees without conditions totals £600 (2024: £600).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“A non-profit company based in South Africa, ICPCN Operations, performs much of the work to deliver these objectives. ICPCN makes payments to ICPCN Operations under a formal agreement in order to deliver the agreed objectives.”
“The aggregate amount of donations received from trustees without conditions totals £600 (2024: £600).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: International Children’s Palliative Care Network Operations NPC
“A non-profit company based in South Africa, ICPCN Operations, performs much of the work to deliver these objectives.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ICPCN (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 27/02/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£18k
Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (83% 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: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Dr Esther Nafula Wekesa
- Dr Gayatri Palat
- Dr Hanneke Brits
- Dr Hazel Maria Gutierrez Ramirez
- Dr Jane Emily Harrop
- Dr Justin Nathanial Baker
- Dr Michael Joseph McNeil
- Dr Spandana Rayala
- Dr Stephen Connor
- Dr Tan Ru Wei
- Gail Elizabeth Hilton
- Kira Rose Goodman
- Ntombizodwa Margaret Sithole
- Robert Francis Glyn Jones
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Abu Dhabi · Angola · Argentina · Australia · Austria · Bangladesh · Belgium · Benin · Botswana · Brazil · Bulgaria · Burundi
Income and spending
Common questions
Is INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PALLIATIVE CARE NETWORK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a significant financial improvement with a surplus of £288,221, increasing total reserves to £347,038. However, the trustees note that the organisation remains reliant on ongoing grant applications and fundraising to ensure sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PALLIATIVE CARE NETWORK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PALLIATIVE CARE NETWORK as a grant recipient include THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST, THE DOROTHY WHITNEY ELMHIRST TRUST.
Known funders
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