WIGS FOR HEROES

Registered charity 1177051 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Wigs for Heroes is a registered UK charity founded in 2018 who aim to support women currently undergoing cancer treatment and provide grants to women at North MidUniversity Hospital, we also run events to raise awareness of the charities work.

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Latest income
£65k
Latest spending
£112k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £36,972 at the end of the period, which the trustees consider adequate to fund core objectives for a minimum of one year. The charity's principal funding source has shifted from donations to self-funding through the sale of donated clothing, resulting in total receipts of £64,835 against payments of £112,243.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum period of 1 year (held: £37k)
Reserves must be adequate enough to fund the charitys core grant making objective for a minimum period of 1 year.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wigs For Heroes (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£65k£112k
31/12/2023£74k£27k
31/12/2022£55k£44k
31/12/2021£15k£11k
31/12/2020£24k£4k

Common questions

Is WIGS FOR HEROES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £36,972 at the end of the period, which the trustees consider adequate to fund core objectives for a minimum of one year. The charity's principal funding source has shifted from donations to self-funding through the sale of donated clothing, resulting in total receipts of £64,835 against payments of £112,243. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WIGS FOR HEROES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WIGS FOR HEROES as a grant recipient include LSEG Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LSEG FoundationFY2022£11k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/06/2023£70kWigs for Heroes