OSCAR'S WISH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1169892 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OWF

Oscar's Wish Foundation offers comfort and support to Parents & Birthing people, family members and siblings who have experienced the devastating loss of a precious baby before (Miscarriage), during (Stillbirth) or shortly after (Neonatal) birth. We have a range of resources, information and support programmes available to families, schools and settings supporting bereaved children.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AMONGST PARENTS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF A BABY THROUGH STILLBIRTH OR NEONATAL DEATH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY, SUPPORTING NEWLY BEREAVED PARENTS BY THE PROVISION OF BEREAVEMENT PACKS, SUPPORT, RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING A SUPPORT NETWORK.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity experienced a significant shortfall in anticipated funding due to unsuccessful grant applications, leading to the temporary halt of its funded counselling service. To manage cash flow, the sole employee's hours were reduced and staff expenses were discontinued, resulting in a net payment deficit for the period. Despite these challenges, the trustees report that the charity remains financially sustainable and able to continue as a going concern.

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.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Oscar's Wish Foundation (OWF) (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Chelsey Weibel
• GEMMA JAYNE KYBERT
• Kelly McLaren
• Nilufa Babel
• lucinda watkinson

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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