Dragonfly Cancer Trust
Registered charity 1167247 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JOSIE'S DRAGONFLY TRUST
The charity supports young cancer patients up to and including their 25th birthday who are palliative. Dragonfly Dreams and Cash Gifts of up to £500 are given, with the emphasis on creating memories. Specialist Arts and Craft boxes are donated to young people's cancer wards across the U.K.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total net assets of £111,047, comprising £106,700 in unrestricted funds and £4,347 in restricted funds. The trustees report a stronger position with growing fundraising momentum and confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations without material uncertainty. The charity maintains a designated operating fund of £65,000 to mitigate short-term income falls, which exceeds its stated policy target of £65,000.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £65,000 (held: £107k)
“the trustees consider the appropriate level of unrestricted fund reserves to be £65,000.”
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 — Dragonfly Cancer Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (07/12/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alison Foster
- Curtis Asante
- Diane Lilias Bolton
- Hratche Vartan Koundarjian
- Karen Carr
- Kelly Stevens
- Mohammad Bilal
- Moyin Adegbemi
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Dragonfly Cancer Trust financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total net assets of £111,047, comprising £106,700 in unrestricted funds and £4,347 in restricted funds. The trustees report a stronger position with growing fundraising momentum and confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations without material uncertainty. The charity maintains a designated operating fund of £65,000 to mitigate short-term income falls, which exceeds its stated policy target of £65,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds Dragonfly Cancer Trust?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Dragonfly Cancer Trust as a grant recipient include THE MIDDLETON FOUNDATION, FRAZER TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WILFRID, COWPLAIN.
Known funders
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