CHILDREN'S HOSPICES ACROSS LONDON

Registered charity 1151317 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHAL

Children's Hospices across London (CHaL) is the management company that brings together children's hospices that provide a service in London to ensure that a consistent high quality offer of children's hospice and related services is available to children, young people and families across London in order to maximise the impact of hospice care in life and at death.

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Latest income

£76k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £40,960 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted free reserves increasing to £99,300. The trustees note that these reserves represent nearly 15 months of running costs, exceeding their stated policy target of 9 to 12 months. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 9 to 12 months of running costs (held: £99k)

“The Board of Trustees has set a reserves policy of 9 to 12 months of running costs. Running costs are budgeted to be £75k in 2425. So free reserves held at 31 March 2025 represented nearly 15 months of running costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Children's Hospices across London (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).

Aon — “Aon is one of the world’s largest risk, retirement and health consulting firms. In 2018, it chose CHaL to be a beneficiary of its apprentice…” (source page)
BlackRock — “In September 2014, independent global investment manager BlackRock launched its Charity of the Year (COTY) partnership with CHaL. Initially …” (source page)
Nu Creative — “NU Creative, an award-winning branding and design agency based in London, has kindly donated expertise and resource to CHaL to help us devel…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

Justin James Derbyshire
Lavinia Jarrett
PAUL STEPHEN FARTHING · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£76k	£35k
31/03/2024	£51k	£49k
31/03/2023	£950	£24k
31/03/2022	£4k	£95k
31/03/2021	£96k	£14k

Common questions

Is CHILDREN'S HOSPICES ACROSS LONDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £40,960 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted free reserves increasing to £99,300. The trustees note that these reserves represent nearly 15 months of running costs, exceeding their stated policy target of 9 to 12 months. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHILDREN'S HOSPICES ACROSS LONDON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHILDREN'S HOSPICES ACROSS LONDON as a grant recipient include THE JOHN HEMINGWAY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOHN HEMINGWAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k
THE JOHN HEMINGWAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k