SAM PILCHER TRUST
Supporting children and thier families suffering from Cancer
Objects
TO HELP CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY ADOLESCENT CHILDREN, WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM CANCER. THE TRUST WILL CONCENTRATE ON HELPING PATIENTS UNDERGOING LEUKAEMIA TREATMENT AT THE BRISTOL ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND THE GLOUCESTER ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. THE TRUST WILL HELP SUPPORT THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT, PARTICULARLY WHILST THEY ARE IN HOSPITAL.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 14
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 14
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2022
- Volunteers: 14
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 27/08/2026, 300 days after the 31/10/2025 due date); year ending 31/12/2022 (received 31/10/2024, 366 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 17/03/2024, 503 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).
1 further annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).
Trustees
- COLIN PILCHERchair
- HEIDI COLES
- TERASA PILCHER
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | — | — |
| 31/12/2024 | £67k | £67k |
| 31/12/2023 | £28k | £37k |
| 31/12/2022 | £29k | £41k |
| 31/12/2021 | £48k | £47k |
Common questions
Who funds SAM PILCHER TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SAM PILCHER TRUST as a grant recipient include THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST, CHELTENHAM ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND, THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | Unverified read£20k | |
| THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | |
| THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £3k | |
| CHELTENHAM ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND | FY2024 | £1k | |
| THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED | FY2021 | £1k |