LITTLE MIRACLES CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION
Emotional and practical support for families that have children with additional needs, disabilities and life limiting conditions.
Objects
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR LIFE LIMITING CONDITIONS AND/OR ADDITIONAL NEEDS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF DROP IN SESSIONS, INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT ON ALL ASPECTS OF CARING FOR A CHILD OR YOUNG ADULT WITH SUCH CONDITIONS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £71,077 with total income exceeding £1 million for the first time. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £330,437, providing a financial base for future plans.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees therefore aim to hold up to six months of expenditure as unrestricted funds.” — page 8
Policies the charity declares
- 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
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Emma Watson — Boston Lead Coordinator
Funders the charity credits
- Hilton Foods
- The Clothworkers Foundation
- Variety, the Children's Charity
- Variety Golf
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (28/02/2017)
Trustees
- Iain Crighton MBEchair
- David John McAughtrie
- Emerson Patton
- Julie Patricia Randall
- Matthew William Kember
- Paul Fearnhead
- TINA WAGER-MOSER
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1.1m | £1.0m |
| 31/03/2024 | £1000k | £904k |
| 31/03/2023 | £590k | £621k |
| 31/03/2022 | £335k | £393k |
| 31/03/2021 | £507k | £366k |
Common questions
Is LITTLE MIRACLES CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £71,077 with total income exceeding £1 million for the first time. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £330,437, providing a financial base for future plans. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by GH Audit Ltd.
Who funds LITTLE MIRACLES CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LITTLE MIRACLES CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION as a grant recipient include BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £10k | |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £10k | |
| SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | Ann Rylands Small Donations |
| THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST | FY2024 | £1k | Round One - Projects for improving employment prospects for people with disabilities |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 28/04/2025 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/02/2025 | £20k | Play and Connect for Disabled Children in Peterborough |
| UK government | 08/11/2024 | £11k | ALB-Sport England-Fenland Miracle Squad |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/02/2024 | £20k | Activities for Families with Disabled Children in Milton Keynes |
| Postcode Lottery | 31/07/2023 | £25k | Project Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/06/2022 | £10k | Welcome to Little Miracles |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/06/2022 | £10k | CommunityActivities and Family Support for Disabled Children in Ramsey |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/04/2021 | £10k | Peterborough Receptionist |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/03/2021 | £10k | Local support for families with disabled children around Ramsey Cambridgeshire |
| UK government | 09/09/2020 | £39k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/05/2019 | £9k | Security, rent and volunteer costs |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/01/2019 | £10k | Family Support for Children with Disabilites |
| Sport England | 07/06/2018 | £25k | Family sports |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/10/2015 | £7k | Nurturing understanding through knowledge |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/07/2015 | £10k | A4A - Feet on the Ramsey Rainbow |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ALBORADA TRUST | 1 | £264k |
| EXETER CHIEFS FOUNDATION | 1 | £23k |
| THE HEATHCOAT TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| CLARK FOUNDATION | 1 | £1k |
| THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
| THE BARRATT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- MIRACLES
- LITTLE LIVES UK
- LITTLE HERO
- LITTLELIFTS
- THE LITTLE CHARITY
- LIMBLESS CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLE MIRACLES CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MIRACLES | £351k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LITTLE LIVES UK | £1.5m | £80,000 - £89,999 | 2 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LITTLE HERO | £69k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| LITTLELIFTS | £777k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE LITTLE CHARITY | £111k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |