GIDDO'S GIFT

Registered charity 1177285 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide grants and wishes to teenagers and young adults living with cancer also to provide bereavement grants and support to grieving families. To offer free holidays in caravan in Porthmadog to bereaved families and young people and their families going through a cancer diagnosis.

Objects

1.The relief of sickness and the preservation of health among teenagers and young adults aged 13-24 years at diagnosis, suffering with cancer within North West England and North Wales by the provision of items/ gifts and financial support to enable them to keep in touch with friends whilst undergoing treatment. 2.The advancement of education among the public in general (and particularly amongst scientists and health professionals) on the subject of Childhood Cancer particularly Sarcoma and Histiocytosis and to promote research for the public benefit in all aspects of that subject and to publish the useful results. 3.The Relief of financial hardship of families following the death of a young person aged 13-24 years at diagnosis, from Cancer by providing financial grants for funeral expenses.

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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Latest income
£108k
Latest spending
£79k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £19,764 for the year ended 31 January 2026, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £156,841. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: There were no disclosable related party transactions during the current or previous year
“There were no disclosable related party transactions during the current or previous year” — page 19
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Giddo's Gift (matched by registered charity number).

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
31/01/2026£108k£79k
31/01/2025£85k£94k
31/01/2024£104k£79k
31/01/2023£90k£79k
31/01/2022£76k£45k

Common questions

Is GIDDO'S GIFT financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £19,764 for the year ended 31 January 2026, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £156,841. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/09/2025£20kGiddos Retreat- a haven for young people suffering with Cancer
Postcode Lottery28/06/2024£15kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2023£10kGiddos Gaff Caravan
The National Lottery Community Fund11/01/2022£10kCOVID - 19 Bringing a smile to young people as they battle Cancer
The National Lottery Community Fund08/06/2020£8kCOVID-19 Helping teenagers and young people battling cancer
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2019£3kGoodie Boxes