The Leon Heart Fund
What it does
The charity activities consist of raising funds to support children and families who attend the Paediatric Cardiology Department of the University Hospital of Wales.The charity provides grants for hospital expenses to help parents and young people with cardiac related illnesses. It aims to create the Leon Montanari family support room at the Paediatric Cardiology department.
Its charitable purposes
THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ATTEND THE PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF WALES BY THE PROVISION OF SMALL GRANTS TO HELP PARENTS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH CARDIAC RELATED ILLNESSES WITH HOSPITAL EXPENSES, CREATING AND SUPPORTING THE LEON MONTANARI FAMILY SUPPORT ROOM WHERE FAMILIES CAN HAVE A QUIET SPACE TO RELAX OFF THE WARD IN THE PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES AND ASSISTING IN PLACING SMALL PIECES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT IN THE HOME FOR CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX NEEDS DUE TO CARDIAC RELATED ILLNESSES WHEN THE NHS IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE FUNDING.THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ATTEND THE SPECIAL CARE BABY UNIT, SINGLETON HOSPITAL SWANSEA BY THE PROVISION OF SMALL GRANTS TO HELP PARENTS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH HOSPITAL EXPENSES AND ASSISTING IN PLACING SMALL PIECES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT IN THE HOME FOR CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX NEEDS WHEN THE NHS IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE FUNDING.TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE AND THE PROMOTION OF THE WELLBEING OF DISABLED CHILDREN OR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES OR CHILDREN WITH ACUTE AND/OR CHRONIC ILLNESSES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SMALL CAPITAL GRANTS TO CHARITIES IN SOUTH WALES.TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE AND THE PROMOTION OF THE WELLBEING OF DISABLED CHILDREN OR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES OR CHILDREN WITH ACUTE AND/OR CHRONIC ILLNESSES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SMALL CAPITAL GRANTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £11,072 and spent £15,961.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £11,072 | £15,961 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £23,082 | £22,366 | Not reported | 12 |
| 31 December 2023 | £13,493 | £11,650 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 December 2022 | £15,382 | £17,079 | Not reported | 9 |
| 31 December 2021 | £15,205 | £7,802 | Not reported | 6 |
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
- Down 27%, from £15,205 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £11,072 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 144% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Julie Anne MontanariChair
- David Thomas
- Emma Jayne Cunningham
- John Davies
- Kerry Bowden
- Nadine Thomas
- Philip Daley
- Sheranie Eleri Morris
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 12 March 2026, 233 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 5 June 2025, 148 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 12 June 2024, 141 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 21 March 2023, 224 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 24 October 2022, 7 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1140199
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 3 February 2011
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11/10/2010AS AMENDED ON 27/01/2011AS AMENDED ON 04/11/2013
- Website
- www.theleonheartfund.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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.