LITTLE TROOPERS

Registered charity 1149258 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MY DADDY IS A SOLDIER ADVENTURES, MY DADDY IS A SOLDIER, MYDAS

Children of our British Armed Forces face daily unique challenges especially when a parent is serving away from the family home, times when communications can be limited and sporadic. Additionally moving home and school frequently due to service needs brings uncertainty and change. We provide accessible support resources, initiatives and programmes for those supporting military children.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES BY THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELFARE OF FAMILIES OF MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO ARE AWAY FROM HOME, IN PARTICULAR WHEN ON ACTIVE SERVICE.

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

Causes: Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Runnymede, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£170k

Latest spending

£149k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 24.9% to £169,512, driven by higher fundraising and donations, while expenditure rose by 5.4% to £149,312. Net assets stood at £77,447, though free reserves of £27,437 were below the trustees' policy target of £37,000. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“Free reserves are below the target level, although the trustees expect the amount required to cover this level will increase as the charity expands.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation of £1,049 from a related party.

“During the year the charity received a donation of £1,049 (2024: None) from a related party. The donation was made on normal terms, no conditions were attached and no amounts were outstanding at the year end.” — page 16

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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

WENDY PAMELA BARTLETTchair
Abigail Louise Lamb
Lt Col Lucy Smith
Stuart William James More

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£170k	£149k
31/03/2024	£136k	£142k
31/03/2023	£152k	£131k
31/03/2022	£131k	£165k
31/03/2021	£137k	£91k

Common questions

Is LITTLE TROOPERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 24.9% to £169,512, driven by higher fundraising and donations, while expenditure rose by 5.4% to £149,312. Net assets stood at £77,447, though free reserves of £27,437 were below the trustees' policy target of £37,000. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LITTLE TROOPERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LITTLE TROOPERS as a grant recipient include THE GROCERS' CHARITY, Army Benevolent Fund, ARMED FORCES EDUCATION TRUST, THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2025	£5k	Military
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2022	£5k	Military
Army Benevolent Fund	FY2022	£5k	Little Troopers at School programme
ARMED FORCES EDUCATION TRUST	FY2022	£4k
THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/08/2022	£65k	Little Troopers – Military Child Therapy Programme

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND	2	£20k
LLOYD'S PATRIOTIC FUND	1	£90k
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION	1	£82k
THE ARMY CENTRAL FUND	1	£67k
LEST WE FORGET ASSOCIATION	1	£63k
THE HUGH SYMONS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£9k
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION	1	£8k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	1	£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FORCES CHILDREN'S TRUST.

FORCES CHILDREN'S TRUST income £83k
BUTTERCUP CHILDREN'S TRUST income £53k
OUR KIDS income £19.3m
LITTLE HEROES ASD SUPPORT income £253k
CARE AFTER COMBAT income £973k
READING FORCE income £438k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LITTLE TROOPERS	£170k	—	below	—	no doubt
FORCES CHILDREN'S TRUST FY2025	£83k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUTTERCUP CHILDREN'S TRUST FY2025	£53k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OUR KIDS FY2024	£19.3m	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE HEROES ASD SUPPORT FY2025	£253k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CARE AFTER COMBAT FY2025	£973k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.