MATTHEW'S A FRIEND IN ME

Registered charity 1198111 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide financial support to families and their children up to the age of 18 suffering from a brain tumour or any type of childhood cancer attending Ward 6 at Sheffield Childrens Hospital. We raise money by doing fund-raising activities in the UK. We support all attendees of Ward 6 who request funding regardless of their home address.

Objects

TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM A BRAIN TUMOUR OR ANY CHILDHOOD CANCER UP TO THE AGE OF 18 ATTENDING WARD 6 AT SHEFFIELD CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £92,202, representing a surplus of £8,984 for the period. The trustees confirmed that the charity had adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. No staff were employed during the year, and all activities were carried out by trustees.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Matthew's A Friend In Me (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kenny Lee Robertschair
• Louise Roberts
• Matthew Gareth Ekin
• Richard Anthony Micklethwaite
• Sheran Louise Jacobs
• Stephen Brendan Murphy

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Leeds City · Lincolnshire · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

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