Kids Cancer Charity
What it does
The relief of sickness among children suffering from cancer by the provision of emotional and practical support that complements and adds value to the services provided by the statutory authorities with the object of improving their conditions of life and those of their families or carers.
Its charitable purposes
THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AMONG CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM CANCER BY THE PROVISION OF EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT THAT COMPLEMENTS AND ADDS VALUE TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILIES OR CARERS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £663,108 and spent £751,356.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £663,108 | £751,356 | 13 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £644,938 | £714,500 | 13 | 10 |
| 31 March 2023 | £494,222 | £638,172 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2022 | £576,831 | £448,667 | 11 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £481,636 | £415,794 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 38%, from £481,636 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £663,108 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 113% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- BBC Children in Need gave £7,989 in the year to 31 March 2025, 1% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£511,630
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£122,289
- Investments£8,862
- Other£20,327
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 1 funder who gave £7,989. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC Children in Need | Trust, company or other | £7,989 | £31,913 | £30,618 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 7 grants to this charity since 2018, worth at least £218,006.
By funder
- BBC Children in Need£211,006, 3 grants
- The James Tudor Foundation£5,000, 1 grant
- Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation£1,250, 2 grants
- Making A Difference Locally£750, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2024 | Making A Difference Locally | £750 |
| 19 Jan 2024 | Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation | £1,000 |
| 6 Dec 2023 | The James Tudor Foundation | £5,000 |
| 20 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £500 |
| 15 Oct 2021 | Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation | £250 |
| 10 Aug 2021 | BBC Children in Need | £95,646 |
| 27 Jun 2018 | BBC Children in Need | £114,860 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Krishna ShastriChair
- Dewi West
- Mr Paul Hunt
- Terry Thomas Dewan
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 8 December 2025, 54 days early | Received 8 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 18 December 2024, 44 days early | Received 18 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 21 December 2023, 41 days early | Received 18 March 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 6 January 2023, 25 days early | Received 6 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 7 October 2021, 116 days early | Received 7 October 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1113821
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 20 April 2006
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/08/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/03/2006AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14/07/2011
- Company number
- 05536898This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.kidscancercharity.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.