VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY

Registered charity 209259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HEART OF VARIETY LIMITED, THE VARIETY CLUB CHILDREN'S CHARITY, THE VARIETY CLUB CHILDREN'S CHARITY LIMITED, VARIETY CLUB · also registered in Scotland as SC038505 (OSCR)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £534,666 and maintained free unrestricted reserves of £1,161,312, which the Trustees consider appropriate given the economic environment. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains in a strong financial position with cash at bank of £2.71m and diversified income streams, allowing it to continue delivering its charitable objectives.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Variety, the Children's Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Laurence Guinness — Chief Executive (source)
• Pooja Aggarwal — Director of Finance and Operations (source)
• Lyn Staunton — Development Director - North West (source)
• Lindsey Cape — Director of Fundraising and Communications (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

• St. James’s Place Foundation
• The Geddes Family Trust

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

• Andrew Carniechair
• Andrew Gordon Geddes
• Benjamin Thomas Whittle
• Candice Sammeroff
• Helen Louise Davies KC
• Philip John Yates
• Rory James de Poulton Ferguson
• Stefanie McLeod Reid
• Talya Shalson
• Tania Bryer · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tesula Mohindra

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

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

Income and spending

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