Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust

Registered charity 1167783 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GKLT OR LADYBIRD TRUST, GRACE KELLY LADYBIRD TRUST

A national childhood cancer charity concentrating on raising awareness of all types of childhood cancers, in particular on education on the symptoms and signs that children may present with enabling earlier diagnosis. Research into rare cancers in children which are typically under researched and have poor survival rates. We also provide support for families affected by childhood cancer.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £295,664 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total net assets of £1,463,849. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £294,948, which the trustees confirmed were in accordance with their policy of maintaining a contingency reserve equivalent to at least 60% of the following year’s projected total expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alicia Kelly Stallard
• Darren John Wilkins
• Nicholas Francis
• Sarah Jean Rose
• Tracey Marlow-Jones
• VICTORIA ELIZABETH BILLINGS

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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