GIDDO'S GIFT
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.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £5,255 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £130,755. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of operational costs and one year of caravan expenses, supported by significant unrestricted fund balances. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and financial statements accorded with those records.
What the accounts disclose
Trustees
- AMANDA GIDDINSchair
- BETHANY JADE GIDDINS
- JOANNE HEPPLESTON
- STEPHANIE ROWE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2025 | £85k | £94k |
| 31/01/2024 | £104k | £79k |
| 31/01/2023 | £90k | £79k |
| 31/01/2022 | £76k | £45k |
| 31/01/2021 | £66k | £43k |
Common questions
Is GIDDO'S GIFT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £5,255 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £130,755. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of operational costs and one year of caravan expenses, supported by significant unrestricted fund balances. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and financial statements accorded with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 28/06/2024 | £15k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/07/2023 | £10k | Giddos Gaff Caravan |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/06/2020 | £8k | COVID-19 Helping teenagers and young people battling cancer |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/03/2019 | £3k | Goodie Boxes |