CHILDFLIGHT

Registered charity 327986 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Childflight provides for children mainly in the North West of England- * Flights to receive medical treatment/therapy abroad. * Holidays for children with life threatening and /or debilitating illness. * Santa Flights for socially deserving children.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND OF CHILDREN IN NEED BY THE PROVISION OF HOLIDAYS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR SUCH CHILDREN WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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

Registered contact address: Stockport, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£111k
Latest spending
£458k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £347,268 for the year, resulting in a significant decrease in unrestricted funds from £567,813 to £220,545. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains positive net assets and cash reserves of £221,636. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with the examiner confirming no matters causing concern regarding the accounts' preparation.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 30/06/2026

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 12

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ChildFlight (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2026£111k£458k
30/06/2025£167k£22k
30/06/2024£110k£22k
30/06/2023£108k£21k
30/06/2022£21k£6k

Common questions

Is CHILDFLIGHT financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £347,268 for the year, resulting in a significant decrease in unrestricted funds from £567,813 to £220,545. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains positive net assets and cash reserves of £221,636. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with the examiner confirming no matters causing concern regarding the accounts' preparation. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DREAMFLIGHT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHILDFLIGHT£111k——unclear—no doubt
DREAMFLIGHT FY2026£1.5m£60,001 - £70,0001within—no doubt
CHILDLIFE FY2026£1.6m—0above—no doubt
TRANSPORT FOR SICK CHILDREN LIMITED FY2025£170k—0unclear—no doubt
FRONTLINE CHILDREN FY2024£13k—0unclear—no doubt
CHILD RELIEF FY2025£206k—0unclear—no doubt

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