HARRY'S PALS

Registered charity 1198592 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Harrys Pals provides emotional support to parents of children who are severely ill or disabled. This is through the provision of counselling services, respite breaks and support through an online community of parents. Harrys Pals also campaigns for change to improve life for carers and people affected by disability.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILY AND CARERS, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND OTHER SERVICES.

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

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated income of £132,376 against expenditure of £96,381, resulting in a surplus and monetary funds carried forward of £50,053. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to six months' expenditure, which they consider approximately £36,000, ensuring the charity can continue its activities. The trustees have no concerns about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Harry's Pals (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The People in Glazing Society (PiGs) — “PiGs has pledged to raise £100,000 over the next two years to help the charity launch a national support programme for families in need” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• LYNN MARIE STUBBSchair
• Alan Christopher Roper
• Carly Sumner Sinfield
• Gareth Edwin Jones
• Julie Carol Doyle
• Lesley Elder
• Matthew Bishop

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARRYS RAINBOW.

• HARRYS RAINBOW income £295k
• PARITY FOR DISABILITY income £1.9m
• CARERS IN HERTFORDSHIRE income £3.3m
• HAVEN HOUSE FOUNDATION income £5.9m
• The Charlie & Carter Foundation Limited income £275k
• THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION income £632k

Side by side with its peers

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