FOREVER COLOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE

Registered charity 1191073 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We keep the families at the centre of how we shape our services. We support babies, children and young people aged 0 - 18 living with life limiting and life threatening conditions including after death care. We help support them through activities such as, advocacy, family days, parent groups and bereavement support. We do this in the community and base our services in Buckinghamshire.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£171k
Latest spending
£132k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a healthy cash surplus and unrestricted funds of £10,514, having improved its financial position from a deficit in the previous year. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the next twelve months but noted they continue to monitor going concern regularly due to the level of creditors. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £11k)
“The trustees continue to monitor the going concern on a regular basis due to the level of creditors to ensure there are sufficient incoming funds to meet commitments and to complete charitable activities.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The trustees continue to monitor the going concern on a regular basis due to the level of creditors to ensure there are sufficient incoming funds to meet commitments and to complete charitable activities.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity also received grants totalling £24,000 (2024: £12,000) from The Barber Charvet Trust, with which the Charity has one Trustee in common, E B V Charvet.
“The Charity also received grants totalling £24,000 (2024: £12,000) from The Barber Charvet Trust, with which the Charity has one Trustee in common, E B V Charvet.”
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 — Forever Colours Children's Hospice (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£171k£132k
05/04/2024£198k£246k
05/04/2023£192k£234k
05/04/2022£180k£139k
05/04/2021£51k£55k

Common questions

Is FOREVER COLOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a healthy cash surplus and unrestricted funds of £10,514, having improved its financial position from a deficit in the previous year. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the next twelve months but noted they continue to monitor going concern regularly due to the level of creditors. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FOREVER COLOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FOREVER COLOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE as a grant recipient include Royal Warrant Holders' Charity.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Royal Warrant Holders' CharityFY2023£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England17/06/2025£14kMove Together: Inclusive Sport for Families
The National Lottery Community Fund04/04/2025£19kForever Colours Children's Hospice Family & Community Events

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 ALEXANDER DEVINE CHILDREN'S CANCER TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FOREVER COLOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE£171k—0unclear—noted
ALEXANDER DEVINE CHILDREN'S CANCER TRUST FY2025£2.8m£80,001 - £90,0003below—no doubt
HALO CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt
HAVEN HOUSE FOUNDATION FY2025£5.9m——above—no doubt
DERIAN HOUSE CHILDRENS HOSPICE FY2025£7.7m——above—no doubt
CHILDREN'S HOSPICE SOUTH WEST FY2025£22.4m£120,001 - £130,000—below12.0%no doubt

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