DARING TO DREAM

Registered charity 1190590 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Daring to Dream supports the emotional health & well-being of adult patients in clinical care in Wales. Using funds that it has raised, the charity raises awareness & facilitates the improvement of non-clinical spaces in hospitals for patients, their families and the staff who care for them. It also facilitates activities and services that support wellbeing, for inpatients and outpatients.

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Latest income
£75k
Latest spending
£67k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a total income of £77,996 and an operating surplus of £14,265 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £3,357, while the charity's reserves policy is to accumulate prudent levels of funds without a specific monetary target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (61% of income)
“£47,952 (61%) of our income was raised from grants” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: accumulate and retain prudent levels of funds in order to continue to maintain its main charitable objectives into the future (held: £3k)
“The trustees' reserves policy is to accumulate and retain prudent levels of funds in order to continue to maintain its main charitable objectives into the future.” — page 18
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 — Daring to Dream (matched by registered charity number).

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: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£75k£67k
31/03/2025£78k£64k
31/03/2024£61k£52k
31/03/2023£57k£40k
31/03/2022£35k£35k

Common questions

Is DARING TO DREAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a total income of £77,996 and an operating surplus of £14,265 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £3,357, while the charity's reserves policy is to accumulate prudent levels of funds without a specific monetary target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery08/10/2025£50kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund17/12/2024£10kLleswyl 2025 & Beyond
Postcode Lottery28/06/2024£19kUnrestricted Funding
Postcode Lottery03/04/2023£12kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2021£9kTransforming patient family and staff spaces in Cardiology