DREAMS AND WISHES

Registered charity 1145648 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

DREAMS AND WISHES IS A CHARITY DEDICATED TO HELPING SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£632k

Latest spending

£176k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £456,485 for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total incoming resources of £632,119 against resources expended of £175,634. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,830,028, which is above the stated policy target of maintaining between three and six months of expenditure. The charity is being independently examined rather than audited, with no material uncertainties or governance issues disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £1.8m)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a specific level between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Total income

£632k

Total spending

£176k

Cost of raising funds

£14k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (75% 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: 2.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/06/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (08/08/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

BRIDGET ATKINSON
JONATHAN CHARLES COLLINGBORNE
TONY CURTIS MBE

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/11/2025	£632k	£176k
30/11/2024	£195k	£121k
30/11/2023	£1.1m	£202k
30/11/2022	£290k	£245k
30/11/2021	£126k	£124k

Common questions

Is DREAMS AND WISHES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £456,485 for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total incoming resources of £632,119 against resources expended of £175,634. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,830,028, which is above the stated policy target of maintaining between three and six months of expenditure. The charity is being independently examined rather than audited, with no material uncertainties or governance issues disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DREAMS AND WISHES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DREAMS AND WISHES as a grant recipient include THE JENOUR FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JENOUR FOUNDATION	FY2026	—