ABBY'S HEROES

Registered charity 1170676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting children, teenagers, young adults and their families, across the South Coast of England, having been diagnosed with cancer, and being treated at Southampton General Hospital. We offer financial and practical support through grant giving, and also we help families with the opportunity to make some family memories.

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Latest income

£645k

Latest spending

£698k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £53,203 for the year, which was managed by drawing upon existing reserve funds to ensure continuity of operations. The trustees confirmed that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Total net assets stood at £497,224, comprising unrestricted, designated, and restricted funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months’ charitable activities and 3 month’s operational costs (held: £473k)

“the Board of Trustees agreed that the most appropriate level of Reserves required to meet the above risks, together with our charitable activities and commitments, was 3 months’ charitable activities and 3 month’s operational costs.”

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 — Abby's Heroes (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Total income

£645k

Total spending

£698k

Cost of raising funds

£163k

Reserves (reported)

£473k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~8.1 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: 25.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (09/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (04/11/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alexandra Clare Wood
Antony Waghorn
Helen Green
KATHRYN MARY GOODYER
Kiele Carter
Lorna Ford
Louise Hewlett
Lynne Squibb

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

Operates in: Dorset · Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · West Sussex · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/11/2025	£645k	£698k
30/11/2024	£716k	£606k
30/11/2023	£550k	£562k
30/11/2022	£453k	£399k
30/11/2021	£324k	£268k

Common questions

Is ABBY'S HEROES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £53,203 for the year, which was managed by drawing upon existing reserve funds to ensure continuity of operations. The trustees confirmed that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. Total net assets stood at £497,224, comprising unrestricted, designated, and restricted funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ABBY'S HEROES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ABBY'S HEROES as a grant recipient include THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE WOGEN ANNIVERSARY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£20k	Cancer Care
WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION	FY2025	£11k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	FY2023	£5k	Smaller Grants
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2021	£4k
THE WOGEN ANNIVERSARY TRUST	FY2025	£3k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION	FY2021	£3k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k	Set up costs for the play therapy service for children diagnosed with cancer.
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£2k
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION	FY2026	£2k	Three months of pizza deliveries providing meals and comfort to seriously ill children and their families.
Royal Warrant Holders' Charity	FY2022	£2k
THE WOGEN ANNIVERSARY TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k
DUMBRECK CHARITY	FY2022	£1k	Children’s Welfare
Royal Warrant Holders' Charity	FY2023	£1k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£0

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/08/2025	£19k	Funding towards our Counselling and Play Therapy Services
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/06/2024	£20k	Funding towards our Family Support Service
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/06/2022	£6k	Funding towards rent for our premises
UK government	02/09/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund