THE LITTLE TED FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1199247 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide families across the UK with Help in Hospital Grants to offer financial assistance to families with a seriously ill child in hospital for 10 days or more. Memory Making Grants give families with a seriously ill child the opportunity to have a special day out together and Getaways provide free holiday accommodation in Snowdonia for bereaved families and those with seriously ill children.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF NEED OF BEREAVED FAMILIES FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF A CHILD (UNDER 18) AND THE FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS OF SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN (UNDER 18) BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF BEREAVED FAMILIES OR THOSE WITH SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN.

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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Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£55k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £9,212 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding incoming resources. Free reserves have reduced to £2,895, a level the trustees explicitly recognize as below their desired target for financial resilience. The trustees consider that the expenditure was aligned with objectives and delivered significant impact, but note the need to rebuild reserves in future periods.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3k; policy: 3–6 months of planned expenditure)
“The trustees recognise that this level of reserves is below the desired level for financial resilience.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The charity reported total incoming resources of £45,327 during the year, with total expenditure of £54,539, resulting in a net deficit of £9,212 for the period.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Little Ted Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
08/06/2025£45k£55k
08/06/2024£55k£59k
08/06/2023£98k£82k

Common questions

Is THE LITTLE TED FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £9,212 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding incoming resources. Free reserves have reduced to £2,895, a level the trustees explicitly recognize as below their desired target for financial resilience. The trustees consider that the expenditure was aligned with objectives and delivered significant impact, but note the need to rebuild reserves in future periods.