WELLCHILD
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a total surplus of £68,264 and unrestricted reserves of £587,358, which equates to five months of operating expenditure. This reserve level is within the charity's stated policy target of four to eight months. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity’s policy is to aim for a general (undesignated) reserve of between four- and eight-months’ operating expenditure.”
“Total donations of £21 (2024: £141) were received from one (2024: three) member of the Trustee Board and £157 has been expensed for trustee. There were no pro bono legal services provided by any trustees in the year (2024: pro-bono legal services £1,000). There were no other related party transactions during the year.” — page 41
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (04/09/2023)
Trustees
- Amanda Wilkinson
- Anna Ruth Jones
- Benjamin James Bedford
- Claire Watson
- David Craig Hatch
- Dr Hazel Jean Evans
- Nicholas Fisher
- ROSALIND CHARLOTTE FUTTER
- Simon Hardy
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1.9m | £1.8m |
| 31/03/2024 | £1.4m | £1.9m |
| 31/03/2023 | £2.2m | £2.1m |
| 31/03/2022 | £1.3m | £1.6m |
| 31/03/2021 | £1.9m | £2.0m |
Common questions
Is WELLCHILD financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a total surplus of £68,264 and unrestricted reserves of £587,358, which equates to five months of operating expenditure. This reserve level is within the charity's stated policy target of four to eight months. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Ltd.
Who funds WELLCHILD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WELLCHILD as a grant recipient include THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES, THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST, DUKES FOUNDATION, CHELTENHAM ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND, THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES | FY2024 | £102k |
| THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £10k |
| THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES | FY2023 | £6k |
| THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £5k |
| DUKES FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £3k |
| CHELTENHAM ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND | FY2024 | £2k |
| THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £100 |
| THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £0 |
| SALOMAN FOUNDATION | FY2026 | — |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE PENNIES FOUNDATION | 2 | £443k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, FORMBY | 1 | — |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.1m |
| IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.0m |
| GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION | 1 | £500k |
| THE HEALTH FOUNDATION | 1 | £400k |
| THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATION | 1 | £306k |
| AVRA FOUNDATION | 1 | £229k |