MAKE THEM SMILE

Registered charity 1150013 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DREAMS & WISHES CHILDREN'S TRUST

To assist children that are below 18 years of age with a wide range of adverse medical conditions including Leukaemia, Cerebral Palsy, the Deaf and Blind, Terminal Illnesses, and all other life hindering conditions or are disadvantaged due to being underprivileged/poverty-stricken. We provide emotional / practical support, provide disability equipment, respite breaks and educational opportunities

Objects

A)TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR SPECIAL OR SPECIFIC CARE NEEDS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME;B)TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THOSE CARING FOR SUCH CHILDREN(INCLUDING,BUT NOT LIMITED TO,THEIR PARENTS,CARERS AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS)IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A HOLIDAY,SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH RESPITE CARE,DIALOGUE,ADVOCACY,GUIDANCE,MENTORING AND INTER AGENCY WORKING.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that net incoming resources for the year were £67,304, resulting in total net assets of £213,271. The charity holds unrestricted general funds of £167,427, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £40,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with statutory requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses 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 — Make Them Smile (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).

• The National Lottery Community Fund — “We are proud to announce that our Welfare and Bereavement Support Project has been generously funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.” (source page)
• The Norman Family Charitable Trust — “Thank you to The Norman Family Charitable Trust for your generous support” (source page)
• The Tudwick Foundation — “Thank you to everybody at the Tudwick Foundation for your grant towards the Tiltrite seat for Jhye.” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (18/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (06/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Tony Stirkchair
• Crystal Eggleston
• Erica Dalton
• Kelly McWilliams
• Martin James Stirk
• Sara Jane Roberts
• Susan Jane Pickles

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPREAD A SMILE.

• SPREAD A SMILE income £2.2m
• JOSEPH'S SMILE income £169k
• SMILE AID income £230k
• SMILE GROUP income £281k
• PALMER AND SEABRIGHT CHARITY income £62k
• MILES FOR SMILES income £133k

Side by side with its peers

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