THE ELLIE MAWDSLEY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1208055 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF CANCER AND BRAIN TUMOUR BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, MEDICATION, FACILITIES AND SERVICES.(2) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INTO THE CAUSES AND THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN TUMOUR, IN PARTICULAR DIFFUSE INTRINSIC PONTINE GLIOMA (DIPG) AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: St. Helens, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£136k
Latest spending
£12k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £124,390 at the end of the period, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £2,500. The charity reported total income of £136,364 and total expenditure of £11,974, resulting in a net surplus for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six to twelve months of basic operating costs, estimated at £2,500 (reserves figure: £124k)
“The charity aims to hold minimal reserves, sufficient for 6–12 months of basic operating costs. This is estimated at £2,500.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ellie Mawdsley Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£136k£12k

Common questions

Is THE ELLIE MAWDSLEY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £124,390 at the end of the period, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £2,500. The charity reported total income of £136,364 and total expenditure of £11,974, resulting in a net surplus for the year.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ELLIE MAWDSLEY FOUNDATION£136k—0unclear—no doubt
PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND FY2025£781k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
THE EPHESIAN FUND FY2025£9.3m——above—no doubt
GAMLEARN FY2024£310k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EDDLESTON SETTLEMENT FY2025£34k—0unclear—no doubt
IOH FY2026£42k—0unclear—no doubt

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