LEICESTER CHILDREN'S HOLIDAYS

Registered charity 1190204 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LCH CHARITY

To alleviate the effects of poverty and other disadvantages of children across the East Midlands through a range of programmes that provide support, experiences and opportunities.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AGED 6-17 WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF POVERTY, DISABILITY OR OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE IN LEICESTERSHIRE AND THE WIDER EAST MIDLANDS BY THE PROVISION OF RESPITE SHORT BREAKS AND HOLIDAYS.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Leicester, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of LEICESTER CHILDREN'S HOLIDAYS (charity 217976) — merger registered 21/12/2020.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£390k

Latest spending

£379k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £487,209 at the end of the period, with a general fund balance of £20,717. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: up to 12 months operational reserve (held: £21k)

“The charity's reserves policy is to hold up to 12 months operational reserve.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £50,000 — grants £50,000 (1); 13% of the £390,301 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

Volunteers: 30
Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Trading subsidiary: LCH TOYS UK LTD Companies House 12819749

LCH TOYS UK LTD — per its own Companies House accounts

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (21/12/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Bryon Brothertonchair
Alison Jayne Ingram
Anthony Neil Smithson
Charles Edward Dall'Omo
Christopher Hewett
Eilidh Stringer
JUNE Swee Guat Lim BHATTY
Paula Ann Martin
Richard Callaghan Flannery

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

Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire · Leicester City · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · North East Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£390k	£379k
31/07/2024	£245k	£271k
31/07/2023	£170k	£244k
31/07/2022	£89k	£164k
31/07/2021	£75k	£98k

Common questions

Is LEICESTER CHILDREN'S HOLIDAYS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £487,209 at the end of the period, with a general fund balance of £20,717. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LEICESTER CHILDREN'S HOLIDAYS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEICESTER CHILDREN'S HOLIDAYS as a grant recipient include SAMWORTH BROTHERS COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY FUND, THE CARLTON HAYES MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY, BOOST CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITY, R. DAPHNE PLUNKET CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SAMWORTH BROTHERS COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY FUND	FY2026	£5k	Grants to Institutions – Sports Grants
THE CARLTON HAYES MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY	FY2025	£5k
THE CARLTON HAYES MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY	FY2024	£5k
BOOST CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£4k	Promotion of sporting activities amongst the disabled and disadvantaged
THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITY	FY2021	£2k
R. DAPHNE PLUNKET CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£500
R. DAPHNE PLUNKET CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£375

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£7k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£670k
ST. JAMES'S PLACE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£341k
THE SEGELMAN TRUST	1	£240k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement	1	£202k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£185k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	1	£118k
THE SANDHU CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£88k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE JEWISH CHILDREN'S HOLIDAYS FUND.

THE JEWISH CHILDREN'S HOLIDAYS FUND income £72k
LEICESTERSHIRE CARES LIMITED income £559k
MERSEYSIDE CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY FUND income £32k
THE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE income £4.8m
VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY income £7.2m
EAST ANGLIA'S CHILDREN'S HOSPICES income £22.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LEICESTER CHILDREN'S HOLIDAYS	£390k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JEWISH CHILDREN'S HOLIDAYS FUND FY2025	£72k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LEICESTERSHIRE CARES LIMITED FY2025	£559k	£70,000 - £80,000	—	below	—	no doubt
MERSEYSIDE CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY FUND FY2025	£32k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE FY2025	£4.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY FY2025	£7.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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