NELSON'S JOURNEY
Registered charity 1170605 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Nelson's Journey provides a therapeutic service for children and young people up to the age of 17 years (inclusive) living in Norfolk who have experienced the death of a significant person. We carry out 1:1 work, training for professionals, information and support for families, and deliver group activities for children and young people including therapeutic weekends and activity days
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a small budget deficit for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total expenditure exceeding total income by £4,335. However, the trustees consider the financial performance sustainable, noting that reserves held and expected income levels are sufficient to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £888,077, which the trustees assess covers approximately 9-10 months of overheads.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months of estimated overheads (held: £888k)
“the reserves policy is to maintain minimum general current assets reserves which will cover at least 6 months of our estimated overheads.”
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 — Nelson's Journey (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £606k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£106k
Reported reserves equal ~8.3 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 (97% 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: 18.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (28/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (23/10/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alison Clare Mawson
- Andrew William Dawes
- Edward Martin Roy
- James Richard Bury
- Kerry Frances Holmes
- Mark Peter Dembicki
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Norfolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NELSON'S JOURNEY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small budget deficit for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total expenditure exceeding total income by £4,335. However, the trustees consider the financial performance sustainable, noting that reserves held and expected income levels are sufficient to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £888,077, which the trustees assess covers approximately 9-10 months of overheads. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds NELSON'S JOURNEY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NELSON'S JOURNEY as a grant recipient include THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION, CLAN TRUST LIMITED, THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST, LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND).
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