ISLE OF WIGHT DIABETIC FUND

Registered charity 298933 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Relief and treatment of persons suffering from diabetes and any other disease which is co-existent with or related to diabetes.Promotion of public education and research into the nature, causes, prevention and treatment of diabetes.Promoting the health and welfare of persons suffering from diabetes.Promoting education in the nature, causes, prevention and treatment of diabetes.

Objects

(A) THE RELIEF AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM DIABETES AND ANY OTHER DISEASE WHICH IS CO-EXISTENT WITH OR RELATED TO DIABETES; (B) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO THE NATURE, CAUSES, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DIABETES AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF ANY SUCH RESEARCH; (C) PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM DIABETES BY THE PURCHASE OF EQUPMENT OR BY THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL NURSING OR OTHER STAFF OR FACILITIES NECESSARY FOR THE TREATMENT OR RELIEF OF DIABETES: (D) PROMOTING EDUCATION IN, AND THE INCREASE OF PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF, THE NATURE, CAUSES, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DIABETES BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE FORM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE ISLE OF WIGHT

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

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Registered contact address: Isle of Wight, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£30k
Latest spending
£24k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds carried forward were £776,490, exceeding the trustees' policy target of six months' unrestricted expenditure due to a shortage of suitable projects. The charity reported a net income of £6,375 for the year, with total incoming resources of £30,496 against charitable expenditure of £24,253.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £776k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Isle of Wight Diabetic Fund Trading Company Limited
“The charity owns 100% of the issued share capital of The Isle of Wight Diabetic Fund Trading Company Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. The company trades in support of the Isle of Wight Diabetic Fund.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£30k£24k
31/03/2024£109k£30k
31/03/2023£22k£16k
31/03/2022£38k£18k
31/03/2021£29k£20k

Common questions

Is ISLE OF WIGHT DIABETIC FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds carried forward were £776,490, exceeding the trustees' policy target of six months' unrestricted expenditure due to a shortage of suitable projects. The charity reported a net income of £6,375 for the year, with total incoming resources of £30,496 against charitable expenditure of £24,253. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DIABETES RESEARCH & WELLNESS FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ISLE OF WIGHT DIABETIC FUND£30k—0above—no doubt
DIABETES RESEARCH & WELLNESS FOUNDATION FY2025£1.3m£60,001 - £70,000—unclear—no doubt
ISLE OF WIGHT MENCAP FY2025£604k—0unclear—no doubt
THE INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES TRUST FY2025£476k—0unclear—no doubt
SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH DIABETES FY2025£70k—0below—no doubt
ISLE OF WIGHT SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND FY2025£321k—0unclear—no doubt

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