LITTLE HERO
Registered charity 1194275 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To fund critically needed research into new treatments for childhood brain tumours.To support other families facing a childhood cancer diagnosis.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £48,407 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £214,311. The trustees maintain that these reserves are sufficient to meet their policy target of three months' expenditure and confirm the charity is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months' expenditure (held: £214k)
“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 three months' expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Little Hero (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/08/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- John Rainsburychair
- Steven Phillips
- Thomas Adams
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LITTLE HERO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £48,407 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £214,311. The trustees maintain that these reserves are sufficient to meet their policy target of three months' expenditure and confirm the charity is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds LITTLE HERO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LITTLE HERO as a grant recipient include EXETER CHIEFS FOUNDATION, THE HEATHCOAT TRUST, CLARK FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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Side by side with its peers
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