PURPLE HEART WISHES

Registered charity 1171534 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We grant wishes for people diagnosed with a terminal illness in their early adult life.Hoping to give as many happy memories as possible to them, and their family and friends

Objects

TO RELIEVE ADULT PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM SERIOUS OR TERMINAL ILLNESS BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT; IN PARTICULAR, THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY ENABLING THE REALISATION OF DREAMS AND WISHES OF SAID PATIENTS TO CREATE SPECIAL MEMORIES FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES

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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Registered contact address: Cotswold, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£114k
Latest spending
£116k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £26,000, exceeding its stated policy target of £10,000. The trustees report that the charity is financially secure with a secure revenue stream, noting no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (reserves figure: £26k)
“The Trustees have agreed to maintain the minimum cash reserves should be £10,000 in order for the charity to maintain its operations effectively.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 50

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — PURPLE HEART WISHES (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Lancashire · Manchester City · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£114k£116k
31/03/2024£89k£74k
31/03/2023£47k£56k
31/03/2022£15k£16k
31/03/2021£1k£1k

Common questions

Is PURPLE HEART WISHES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £26,000, exceeding its stated policy target of £10,000. The trustees report that the charity is financially secure with a secure revenue stream, noting no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PURPLE HEART WISHES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PURPLE HEART WISHES as a grant recipient include THE HISCOX FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2025amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund31/07/2025£20kCreating Our Emotional Support Role

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUR ONE WISH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PURPLE HEART WISHES£114k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUR ONE WISH FY2025£87k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TRUELOVES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£49k—0within—no doubt
MY WISH CHARITY FY2025£660k—0above—no doubt
PLOIEST ESTATES LIMITED FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt
WISHES 4 KIDS FY2025£249k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.