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ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S CHARITY

Registered charity 1160661 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Alder Hey Children's Charity raises vital funds to help make Alder Hey Children's Hospital a truly world-class, patient-friendly hospital for the 330,000 patients and families we care for every year. We are inspired by children; they stand at the heart of everything we do, driving us to raise money so the hospital can deliver the best care possible.

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(A) TO FURTHER ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES: RELATING TO THE GENERAL OR ANY SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF THE FOUNDATION TRUST OR THE PURPOSES OF THE HEALTH SERVICE;(B) TO PROMOTE, PROTECT, PRESERVE AND ADVANCE ALL OR ANY ASPECTS OF THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC; AND (C) TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION IN MEDICINE, INCLUDING BY ENGAGING IN AND SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH (AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS).3.2 THIS ARTICLE 3 MAY BE AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION BUT ONLY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION.

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: Liverpool, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of:
  • VISION4CHILDREN (THE LITTLER TRUST) (charity 1122500) — merger registered 13/05/2024
  • Alder Hey Children's Charity; Rocking Horse Appeal; Imagine (as stated in the register file; not confirmed against the register) — merger registered 27/02/2017
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£9.5m
Latest spending
£8.6m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income reached £9.51 million, a record high, while charitable expenditure was £5.81 million. The charity holds £5 million in unrestricted free reserves, which the trustees note is below the policy target of 12 months' operating costs when emergency funding is considered, though it meets the minimum policy of six months. The auditors confirmed the accounts are 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 position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £5.0m)
“At 31 March 2025 total unrestricted, undesignated free reserves within the Charity were £5 million; £0.6 million when the operating costs and emergency funding provision for 12 months is taken into account.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants paid to Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, a related party.
“The Charity delivers its charitable objectives by making grants to the Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. The total grants made in the year amounted to £4,901k”
“Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust staff provide administrative support to the Charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Administrative support provided by Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust staff.
“The Charity delivers its charitable objectives by making grants to the Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. The total grants made in the year amounted to £4,901k”
“Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust staff provide administrative support to the Charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Alder Hey Promotions Limited
“Alder Hey Promotions Limited, company number 08019977, became a fully owned subsidiary of the Charity on 1 April 2015. Its principal activity is to carry out fundraising on behalf of Alder Hey Children’s Charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bennett Brooks & Co Ltd. Discloses 3 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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 58
  • Government income: £56,381 — grants £56,381 (2); under 1% of the £9,511,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 55
  • Government income: £58,315 — grants £58,315 (4); under 1% of the £8,350,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 52
  • Government income: £231,901 — grants £231,901 (8); 3% of the £8,284,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

ALDER HEY PROMOTIONS LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £1.1m
  • Profit before tax: £624k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £624k
  • Creditors include £135,571 owed to group undertakings (2024: £566,517).
“all profits are gifted back to the Charity within the year the profits are earned in line with the Charity SORP and FRS 102 guidance.”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Alder Hey Children's Charity (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).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Advertised salaries (public job ads)

Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£9.5m
Total spending
£8.6m
Cost of raising funds
£2.8m
Reserves (reported)
£5.0m
Employees
53

Reported reserves equal ~6.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 29.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£9.5m£8.6m
31/03/2024£8.3m£8.1m
31/03/2023£8.3m£8.0m
31/03/2022£6.6m£7.7m
31/03/2021£4.7m£5.9m

Common questions

Is ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income reached £9.51 million, a record high, while charitable expenditure was £5.81 million. The charity holds £5 million in unrestricted free reserves, which the trustees note is below the policy target of 12 months' operating costs when emergency funding is considered, though it meets the minimum policy of six months. The auditors confirmed the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bennett Brooks & Co Ltd.

Who funds ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S CHARITY as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES, The Trevor Hemmings Foundation, THE REGATTA FOUNDATION, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION, KEN DODD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2022£176kGrant
The Trevor Hemmings FoundationFY2023£105kMedical Grants
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2023£87kGrants awarded 2023
THE REGATTA FOUNDATIONFY2022£65k
The Trevor Hemmings FoundationFY2024£55kMedical Grants
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2024£51k
KEN DODD CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£50k
KEN DODD CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k
The Trevor Hemmings FoundationFY2025£50kMedical Grants
The Trevor Hemmings FoundationFY2021£50kMedical Grants
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2021£49kGrants to members
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2025Unverified read£32kGrant to institution
PETER HARRISON FOUNDATIONFY2024£30ktowards the core costs of the Alder Active programme
PRISM THE GIFT FUNDFY2021£30kGrants to institutions/organisations
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2023Unverified read£28k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2022£25k
JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20kYouth Voice project
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£17kPool/Fast Track
JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£16kYouth Voice
THE LINDER FOUNDATIONFY2024£13kGeneral Charitable Causes
THE URSULA KEYES TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUSTFY2024£9k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£5k
THE URSULA KEYES TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE LINDER FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kGeneral Charitable Causes
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUSTFY2025£5k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2023£5kYouth and education
THE URSULA KEYES TRUSTFY2021£4k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4kMerseyside
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£3kMental Health
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2023£3k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE DWF FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2026£1k
Evelyn Partners Charitable TrustFY2025£700Employee charitable collections
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATIONFY2024£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH HIGHER BEBINGTONFY2022£8Secular Charities

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/06/2026£20kYEP x Alder Hey: Creative Theatre Sessions at the Everyman Theatre
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2026£287kHelping Hands
The National Lottery Community Fund20/02/2025£20kFraming Our Futures with Nature Well
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2023£10kThe Lullaby Project
The National Lottery Community Fund05/11/2021£10kTheatrical Minds: Developing the Story
The National Lottery Community Fund17/09/2021£100kCalm and Connected – post-COVID recovery programme
UK government01/04/2021£164kVCSE Health and Wellbeing Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund16/10/2019£10kTheatrical Minds
The National Lottery Community Fund28/06/2018£10k?Young Makers: Inspiring children and young people at Alder Hey throug
The National Lottery Community Fund06/04/2016£10kMusic Matters: Participatory Programmes for Children and Young People

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£670k
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)1£292k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement1£202k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST1£154k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST1£123k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£50k
THE DU BROW CHARITY1£35k
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S KIDNEY FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S CHARITY£9.5m——below—no doubt
ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S KIDNEY FUND FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARITY FY2025£5.4m——unclear—no doubt
CHILDREN AHEAD LTD FY2025£1.5m£70,001 - £80,0001within—no doubt
EAST ANGLIA'S CHILDREN'S HOSPICES FY2025£22.4m——unclear—no doubt
OUR KIDS FY2024£19.3mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.