COSMIC

Registered charity 1180494 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WINNICOTT FOUNDATION CIO

COSMIC SUPPORTS THE WORK OF THE NEONATAL AND PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE SERVICES OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST, LONDON. THE SERVICE OPERATES AT ST MARY'S HOSPITAL, PADDINGTON, AND AT QUEEN CHARLOTTE'S HOSPITAL, HAMMERSMITH. WE PURCHASE LEADING EDGE EQUIPMENT, SUPPORT RESEARCH, FUND STAFF TRAINING AND PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION & EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR PARENTS

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£992k
Latest spending
£876k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds at period-end were £1,151,567, comprising £959,336 in unrestricted funds and £192,231 in restricted funds. The charity holds reserves equivalent to six to nine months of running costs, which aligns with its stated policy. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six to nine months running costs (held: £959k)
“It holds reserves of six to nine months running costs, including the provision of core services to both units.” — page 8
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 — COSMIC (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£992k
Total spending
£876k
Cost of raising funds
£409k
Reserves (reported)
£959k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~13.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (70% 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: 41.2% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Hammersmith And Fulham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£992k£876k
31/01/2024£461k£672k
31/01/2023£564k£520k
31/01/2022£374k£432k
31/01/2021£530k£387k

Common questions

Is COSMIC financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds at period-end were £1,151,567, comprising £959,336 in unrestricted funds and £192,231 in restricted funds. The charity holds reserves equivalent to six to nine months of running costs, which aligns with its stated policy. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COSMIC?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COSMIC as a grant recipient include THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BOLTINI TRUST, THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST, The William Brake Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£30k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20kTo support the work of the National & Paediactric Institute Care Services of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust through the purchase of equipment, research,
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20kTo assist amputees with support needs & information that will be relevant in starting a new life as an amputee including benefits & legal information, prostheti
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2023£10kMedical Research I Medical Institutions
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£5k
The William Brake FoundationFY2022£4k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k

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 FRIENDS OF PICU.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COSMIC£992k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF PICU FY2025£283k—0unclear—no doubt
SINCERE SUPPORT FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt
THE OLIVER FISHER SPECIAL CARE BABY TRUST FY2023£190k£30,1840above—no doubt
BABIES IN BUSCOT SUPPORT FY2025£112k—0within21.7%no doubt
INSTITUTE OF THE RELIGIOUS OF THE SACRED HEART OF MARY IMMACULATE VIRGIN FY2024£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt

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