THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION

Registered charity 228166 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORAS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN TRUST

The relief of sick, distressed or needy children in any part of the world,The promotion of the art and practice of nursing,The support of nurses caring for children suffering from cancer,The furtherance of primary research into causes of paediatric cancer,and also the support of such other charitable purposes as the Trustees shall from time to time decide.

Objects

"THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD BOTH CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE CHARITY TO APPLY THE SAME FOR SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT".

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

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

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

Registered contact address: Test Valley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £166,524 for the year, funded by incoming resources of £124,064 and a drawdown from investment gains. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with total unrestricted funds held at £7,780,005.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Edwina Mountbatten and Leonora Children's Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Flora Bird
• Fenella Welsh MD FRCS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lady Mary Fagan · trustee of 1 other charity
• THE RT HON PENELOPE THE COUNTESS MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA
• The Lady ALEXANDRA KNATCHBULL

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• THE EDWINA LILLEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £26k
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• THE FAMILY FOUNDATION income £86k
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Side by side with its peers

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