ABBIE'S ARMY

Registered charity 1149400 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our mission is to raise awareness and contribute much needed research funding for DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma) brain cancer. We also aim to provide a useful resource and support for parents who receive this diagnosis for their child including help with fundraising to access possible treatments.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PROMOTION OF THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN SUFFERING WITH BRAIN TUMOURS IN PARTICULAR,BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1.PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF BRAIN TUMOURS IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2.PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH INTO PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION,TREATMENT AND CURE OF CHILDRENS BRAIN CANCER.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £143,224 for the year, with total income rising to £300,932 and expenditure at £157,708. The trustees consider it appropriate to hold no free reserves, designating all funds for specific charitable objectives, resulting in designated reserves of £750,375. The accounts state that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Abbie's Army (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• AMANDA MIFSUDchair
• CAROLINE TAYLOR
• RAY MIFSUD

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BILLY'S BATTALION.

• BILLY'S BATTALION income £29k
• ALBIE SUGDEN FOUNDATION income £81k
• MURPHY'S ARMY income £60k
• Army Benevolent Fund income £13.7m
• ARMY FAMILIES FEDERATION income £1.4m
• BRAINBOX income £116k

Side by side with its peers

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