THE LIMBBO FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1180501 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Create new and customise existing assistive devices for limb different children utilising additive manufacturing. We have established and maintain an online platform for families of limb different children to bond. We organise "Adventure Days & Camps" for limb different children to meet others like themselves. We work with prosthetic creators to give children access to the latest prosthetics.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF LIMB DIFFERENCE, THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES BY:(I) THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF 3D PRINTED ASSISTIVE DEVICES AND (II) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE ON THE ISSUES RELATING TO LIMB DIFFERENCES AND THE USE OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£106k
Latest spending
£77k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity relies heavily on donations and fundraising, noting a need for a 'boost to our funds' due to its policy of providing services free of charge. It highlights that a specific grant from The National Lottery was used to fund an Operations Manager, while other income was raised by children and families. The document does not provide specific figures for total income, expenditure, or unrestricted reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations
“As the majority of our funding come from donations during this period march 2024 - March 2025” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“As the majority of our funding come from donations during this period march 2024 - March 2025 -added to the fact that we made it a policy to not charge for anything we needed a boost to our funds.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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 — The LimbBo Foundation (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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ireland · Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
29/03/2025£106k£77k
29/03/2024£68k£48k
29/03/2023£32k£58k
29/03/2022£61k£21k
29/03/2021£26k£21k

Common questions

Is THE LIMBBO FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity relies heavily on donations and fundraising, noting a need for a 'boost to our funds' due to its policy of providing services free of charge. It highlights that a specific grant from The National Lottery was used to fund an Operations Manager, while other income was raised by children and families. The document does not provide specific figures for total income, expenditure, or unrestricted reserves.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2023£20kThe LimbBo Foundation Development Project

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JOHN LYON'S CHARITY1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIMAGO FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LIMBBO FOUNDATION£106k—0unclear—noted
LIMAGO FOUNDATION FY2025£455k—0unclear—noted
EALING ANCHOR FOUNDATION FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt
LIMBLESS CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED FY2025£116k—0above—no doubt
SPECIAL PLAY AND LEISURE AFTER SCHOOL HOURS FY2025£163k—0unclear—no doubt
FAMILIES AND BABIES (FAB) FY2025£497k—0unclear—noted

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