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THE BRADLEY LOWERY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1174333 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLF - SMILE, BRADLEY LOWERYS FIGHT, BRADLEYS FIGHT

BLF support families affected by illness and disability by reducing stress and improving wellbeing. We help families raise funds for medical treatment, therapies, and equipment not available through the NHS.We also provide memory-making experiences, including access to a purpose-built holiday home, giving families time to rest, spend quality time together, and create lasting memories.

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

Latest income
£408k
Latest spending
£465k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net deficit of £57,309 for the year ended 31 March 2025, having raised £407,645 in income against £464,954 in expenditure. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £527,055, which the charity plans to hold to cover running costs for at least one financial year to ensure longevity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,000 - £79,999 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“£70,000 to £79,999 1” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least one financial year (held: £527k)
“We plan to hold unrestricted reserves to cover the running costs of the foundation for at least one financial year” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Two trustees (Mrs G. L. Lowery and Mrs L. Murphy) are also employees. They receive remuneration for employment but no remuneration for their trustee position. Additionally, the charity received significant donations from the Bradley Lowery Trust, in which Mrs G. L. Lowery was a trustee, to set up the foundation.
“Two of the trustees being Mrs G. L. Lowery and Mrs L. Murphy are also employees of the charity. These two trustees receive no remuneration for their position as trustee but are remunerated and are reimbursed expenses as a result of their employment. When the charity began, the charity received significant donations from the Bradley Lowery Trust a Trust in which the trustee Mrs G. L. Lowery was also a trustee, these funds were donated in full to set up the Bradley Lowery Foundation.”
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 — The Bradley Lowery Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£675k
Total spending
£727k
Cost of raising funds
£47k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~17.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% 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: 6.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£408k£465k
31/03/2024£413k£478k
31/03/2023£447k£950k
31/03/2022£675k£727k
31/03/2021£567k£405k

Common questions

Is THE BRADLEY LOWERY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net deficit of £57,309 for the year ended 31 March 2025, having raised £407,645 in income against £464,954 in expenditure. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £527,055, which the charity plans to hold to cover running costs for at least one financial year to ensure longevity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE BRADLEY LOWERY FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,000 - £79,999 band.

Who funds THE BRADLEY LOWERY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BRADLEY LOWERY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include JOSEPH'S SMILE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOSEPH'S SMILEFY2023£4kTiago Possetto

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund01/12/2025£20kEmergency Hospital Hampers Project
Postcode Lottery30/06/2025£75kMillionaire Street 2025 06w2
The National Lottery Community Fund09/05/2019£10kParental Support Line