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.

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

Latest income

£124k

Latest spending

£291k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

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

Related-party transaction: Administration costs provided at cost by a Trustee-controlled office.

“£5,040 (2024: £4,800) including VAT, of the administration costs are provided at cost by an administration office controlled by one of the Trustees, The Rt.Hon. The Countess Mountbatten of Burma. The Trustees consider the charge to be cost effective and less expensive than other alternatives. At the balance sheet date, £5,040 (2024: £4,800) was owed to a connected party controlled by one of the Trustees, The Rt.Hon. The Countess Mountbatten of Burma.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£124k	£291k
31/12/2024	£94k	£264k
31/12/2023	£165k	£253k
31/12/2022	£104k	£227k
31/12/2021	£111k	£235k

Common questions

Is THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

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
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	2	£71k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£40k
RJ AND AH DANIELS CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£38k
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATION	2	£17k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£13k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£13k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£13k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)	2	£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP.

THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP income £5.5m
TEDDY20 SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH CANCER LIMITED income £125k
THE CHRIS BANTON FOUNDATION income £14.9m
CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK income £17.8m
LENNOX CHILDRENS CANCER FUND income £1.4m
SICKKIDS FOUNDATION UK income £304k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	£124k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP FY2025	£5.5m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
TEDDY20 SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH CANCER LIMITED FY2025	£125k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHRIS BANTON FOUNDATION FY2025	£14.9m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK FY2024	£17.8m	£130,001 - £140,000	—	unclear	20.0%	no doubt
LENNOX CHILDRENS CANCER FUND FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	unclear	12.3%	no doubt

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