WIGHT CARDIAC REHAB CHARITY

Registered charity 1207254 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WIGHT CARDIAC REHAB CIO

WCR provides support, education and tailored programmes for the benefit of people on the Isle of Wight with a diagnosed heart condition or who have experienced a cardiac event to return to health so as to be able to lead a healthy and fulfilling life;

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM HEART AND/OR CORONARY ILLNESS, LIVING ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT, BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND TAILORED EXERCISE PROGRAMMES.

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

£168k

Latest spending

£44k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a total surplus of £124,084 for the period ended 31 March 2025, driven largely by an initial transfer of £119,573 from a predecessor club. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on short-term hall hires and aims to acquire its own premises, having designated £100,000 to a property reserve. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: break even or better position in each financial year, and to accumulate reserves both to cover any annual shortfall, and to be able to achieve the long term objective of acquiring premises (held: £24k)

“The Committee aims to achieve a break even or better position in each financial year, and to accumulate reserves both to cover any annual shortfall, and to be able to achieve the long term objective of acquiring premises.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Gary Smithchair
Barbara Brown
Ian Henderson
John Beeby
Karen Eeles
Robin Burnett
Roger Crew
Ron Moss
Susan Young

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£168k	£44k

Common questions

Is WIGHT CARDIAC REHAB CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a total surplus of £124,084 for the period ended 31 March 2025, driven largely by an initial transfer of £119,573 from a predecessor club. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on short-term hall hires and aims to acquire its own premises, having designated £100,000 to a property reserve. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
JEREMY ALEXANDER SETTLEMENT	1	£106k
THE SHERLING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£24k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	1	£18k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£16k
THE CHRISTABELLA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£14k
ST EDMUNDS TRUST	1	£9k
THE JENOUR FOUNDATION	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WESSEX CARDIAC TRUST.

WESSEX CARDIAC TRUST income £1.2m
West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd income £1.3m
Walsall Rehabilitation and Healthy Living Trust income £551k
EXERCISE REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £651k
LONDON HEARTS income £5.4m
HEADWAY CARDIFF AND SOUTH EAST WALES income £542k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WIGHT CARDIAC REHAB CHARITY	£168k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WESSEX CARDIAC TRUST FY2025	£1.2m	£70,001 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	below	—	no doubt
Walsall Rehabilitation and Healthy Living Trust FY2025	£551k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EXERCISE REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£651k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON HEARTS FY2025	£5.4m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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