AILSA'S AIM

Registered charity 1188783 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support anyone undergoing or who has undergone cancer treatment, and families with babies in neonatal care, through care packs, support, wellbeing activities, groups and respite care.

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Latest income
£165k
Latest spending
£158k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £13,499 at the year end, which the Trustees consider maintains the charity's policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £3,733 compared to the prior year, resulting in a positive movement in funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months' expenditure (held: £13k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4
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 — Ailsa's Aim (matched by registered charity number).

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£165k£158k
31/03/2024£78k£81k
31/03/2023£34k£33k
31/03/2022£37k£30k
31/03/2021£28k£26k

Common questions

Is AILSA'S AIM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £13,499 at the year end, which the Trustees consider maintains the charity's policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £3,733 compared to the prior year, resulting in a positive movement in funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AILSA'S AIM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AILSA'S AIM as a grant recipient include THE TOY TRUST, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ARCHER TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TOY TRUSTFY2024£69k
THE TOY TRUSTFY2023£4k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£2kMedical
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation15/05/2024£7k Monthly wellbeing sessions for beneficiaries undergoing chemo during postpartum
The National Lottery Community Fund11/08/2023£10kTowards a salary
The National Lottery Community Fund04/02/2022£10kThe big move
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2020£8kActivity Packs for kids

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 ACHEINU CANCER SUPPORT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AILSA'S AIM£165k—0above—no doubt
ACHEINU CANCER SUPPORT FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
SINCERE SUPPORT FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP FY2025£5.5m——below—no doubt
CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK FY2024£17.8m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear20.0%no doubt
AZAYLIA FOUNDATION FY2024£631k—0unclear—no doubt

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