RADIO LOLLIPOP (UK) LIMITED

Registered charity 280817 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RADIO LOLLIPOP, RADIO LOLLIPOP LIMITED · also registered in Scotland as SC039505 (OSCR)

Volunteers supporting and playing with children in hospital.Providing a radio service to children in hospital

Objects

1) TO RELIEVE THE EFFECTS OF SICKNESS AND INFIRMITY AMONG CHILDREN;2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE CARE AND SUPPORT OF THE FAMILIES OF SICK CHILDREN WHO MAY SUFFER AS A RESULT OF THEIR CHILDREN'S ILLNESS;3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG SICK CHILDREN AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THEIR HEALTH;4) TO PROMOTE HEALTH AMONG CHILDREN;5) TO CONDUCT OR ASSIST IN THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH INTO HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus for the year of £14,359, with unrestricted funds showing a surplus of £32,174. Per the trustees' report, free reserves available for continuing activities amount to £56,181, which equates to less than one year's normal expenditure. The charity holds no staff and relies on volunteers, with total resources expended totaling £587,434 against total funds received of £601,793.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Fuller Spurling. Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Radio Lollipop (UK) Limited (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• SALLY ANN PRESCOTTchair
• DEREK OVERTON
• Elaine Margaret Craig
• GRAHAM ELDERFIELD
• HEDLEY FINN MBE
• Helen Irene Woodcock
• Lindsay King
• WENDY ELISABETH FERGUSON

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).