Cuddles
What it does
Fundraising in order to purchase equipment for the Special Care Baby Unit at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Bodelwyddan. We provide financial help for parents who have babies who spend a considerable amount of time in the Unit, that do not get financial assistance from the state. We provide things that the hospital funds do not cover. We receive donations from the public.
Its charitable purposes
THE RELIEF, CARE AND TREATMENT OF PREMATURE AND SICK NEWBORN BABIES AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE BORN AT H M STANLEY HOSPITAL SPECIAL CARE BABY UNIT, BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SPECIALISED MEDICAL OR SURGICAL EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVED AMENITIES AND FACILITIES.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Health and saving lives
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
Area of benefit in its governing document: The Catchment Area of the Hospital
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 April 2026, it had income of £37,089 and spent £42,949.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2026 | £37,089 | £42,949 | Not reported | 10 |
| 30 April 2025 | £35,006 | £12,954 | Not reported | 5 |
| 30 April 2024 | £42,700 | £5,650 | Not reported | 5 |
| 15 May 2023 | £24,756 | £15,698 | Not reported | 5 |
| 15 May 2022 | £16,259 | £7,884 | 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 128%, from £16,259 in the year to 15 May 2022 to £37,089 in the year to 30 April 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 116% of its income in the year to 30 April 2026. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Inst,Cem Crem Mgmt gave £12,000 in the year to 30 April 2024, 28% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 15 May 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 30 April 2024, the charity named 1 funder who gave £12,000. £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 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Inst,Cem Crem Mgmt | Trust, company or other | £12,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Frank JonesChair
- Angela Marie Hannah
- Korena James
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2026 | 28 February 2027 | Received 29 August 2026, 183 days early | Received 29 August 2026 |
| 30 April 2025 | 28 February 2026 | Received 18 February 2026, 10 days early | Received 18 February 2026 |
| 30 April 2024 | 28 February 2025 | Received 22 December 2024, 68 days early | Received 28 February 2025 |
| 15 May 2023 | 15 March 2024 | Received 22 August 2024, 160 days late | Not required |
| 15 May 2022 | 15 March 2023 | Received 5 March 2023, 10 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 517228
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 February 1986
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 5 DECEMBER 1985 AS AMENDED 21 APRIL 1993
- Website
- cuddlescharity.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Denbighshire
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 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.