Holibobs Children’s Cancer Charity
What it does
To provide respite to children suffering from cancer or leukemia by the provision of holidays or holiday accommodation
Its charitable purposes
TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CANCER OR LEUKAEMIA WHO ARE AGED 19 OR UNDER AND LIVING IN WALES, AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THOSE CARING FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RESPITE HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 June 2025, it had income of £37,393 and spent £41,288.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £37,393 | £41,288 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | £38,870 | £32,961 | Not reported | 1 |
| 30 June 2023 | £99,856 | £24,006 | Not reported | 1 |
| 30 June 2022 | £21,817 | £36,448 | Not reported | 6 |
| 30 June 2021 | £25,407 | £37,536 | Not reported | 5 |
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 47%, from £25,407 in the year to 30 June 2021 to £37,393 in the year to 30 June 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 110% of its income in the year to 30 June 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 June 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Ian Charles StoneChair
- Elizabeth Gillen
- Rachel Nerys Clemo
- Ruth Victoria Stone Mrs
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | 30 April 2026 | Received 30 April 2026 | Received 30 April 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | 30 April 2025 | Received 30 April 2025 | Received 30 April 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | 30 April 2024 | Received 30 April 2024 | Received 30 April 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | Received 28 April 2023, 2 days early | Received 28 April 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | 30 April 2022 | Received 29 April 2022, 1 day early | Received 29 April 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1179844
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 7 September 2018
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Sep 2018
- Website
- www.holibobscharity.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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.