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THE POD CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 279743 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides entertainment for children and young people in hospitals and hospices throughout the UK.

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Latest income
£91k
Latest spending
£91k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that cash at bank stood at £289,883 with a reserve target of £138,750. The trustees report no concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Administrative costs are covered by a separate entity, meaning donations are spent directly on entertainer fees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 18 months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £290k)
“Policy has been to maintain reserves sufficient to cover expenditure for 18 months.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Administrative costs financed by The Pod League of Friends
“All administrative costs are financed by an entirely separate charity, The Pod League of Friends (Reg; 296119). Entertainers’ fees are Pod’s only cost which means every penny donated is spent on cheering up children in hospital.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£91k£91k
31/12/2024£82k£90k
31/12/2023£95k£77k
31/12/2022£47k£24k
31/12/2021£12k£4k

Common questions

Is THE POD CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that cash at bank stood at £289,883 with a reserve target of £138,750. The trustees report no concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Administrative costs are covered by a separate entity, meaning donations are spent directly on entertainer fees.