01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 9 December 1986
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02031836
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £11,923,462
- Latest expenditure
- £13,024,086
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Thames Tower (7th Floor), Station Road, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG1 1LX
Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.make-a-wish.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Make-A-Wish grants magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses. Our wishes are truly magical. Whether a wish is to be a princess for the day, own the latest computer equipment, meet a favourite celebrity, or enjoy some special time away from home with their family, a wish come true brings so much to a child's life and provides memories that last a lifetime.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £11,923,462
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,024,086
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £12,156,946
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,411,219
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £11,414,830
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,237,390
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 March 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £10,671,907
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,164,117
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,077,437
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,221,962
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 10 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £11,923,462
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,024,086
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 784
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 11 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £12,156,946
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,411,219
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 633
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £11,414,830
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,237,390
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 315
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 21 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £10,671,907
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,164,117
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 464
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,077,437
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,221,962
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Volunteers
- 591
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 10 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 10245726
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1539976
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 137760
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 11923462
- Income Legacies
- 1191685
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £5,190,479
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,833,607
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13024086
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 8989
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 31770
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3433696
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 47225
- Gain Loss Investment
- 229028
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,846,457
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4614128
- Assets Own Use
- 155898
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4458230
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,101,005
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,778,298
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,936,835
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3778298
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £158,053
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3846457
- Funds Restricted
- 90378
- Funds Total
- 3936835
- Count Employees
- 90
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 11 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 8477309
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3515877
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 163760
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 12156946
- Income Legacies
- 1048027
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,087,248
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,323,971
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 12411219
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1238137
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 16979
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3364993
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 34234
- Gain Loss Investment
- 257239
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,528,475
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4243465
- Assets Own Use
- 140081
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4103384
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,712,213
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,147,247
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,808,431
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2147247
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £390,782
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4668556
- Funds Restricted
- 139875
- Funds Total
- 4808431
- Count Employees
- 87
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 10462441
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 942327
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 10062
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 11414830
- Income Legacies
- 625780
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,862,709
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,374,681
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 12237390
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 32018
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1937337
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 31818
- Gain Loss Investment
- 54220
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,476,800
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4094284
- Assets Own Use
- 140264
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3954020
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,908,136
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,196,955
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,805,465
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2196955
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £306,717
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4617064
- Funds Restricted
- 188401
- Funds Total
- 4805465
- Count Employees
- 79
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 21 March 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5306958
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3905824
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1456927
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 2198
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10671907
- Income Legacies
- 980370
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,897,687
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,363,384
- Expenditure Other
- 903046
- Expenditure Total
- 11164117
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10982
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2898863
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 125893
- Gain Loss Investment
- -167818
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,245,107
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4071882
- Assets Own Use
- 172082
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3899800
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,594,962
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,093,039
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,573,805
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3093039
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,271,072
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5417189
- Funds Restricted
- 156616
- Funds Total
- 5573805
- Count Employees
- 61
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3004795
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2070798
- Income Charitable Activities
- 960
- Income Investments
- 684
- Income Other
- 200
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5077437
- Income Legacies
- 905427
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,385,666
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,836,296
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5221962
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 19140
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2009758
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 223976
- Gain Loss Investment
- 661930
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,688,744
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4365593
- Assets Own Use
- 297975
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4067618
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,700,444
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,832,204
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,233,833
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2832204
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,775,992
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6164791
- Funds Restricted
- 69042
- Funds Total
- 6233833
- Count Employees
- 50
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION UK
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-08-29T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5068782
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1167774
- Assoc Charity Name
- JONI'S ARMY
- Charity Name
- MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION UK
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1986-12-09T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION UK
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-01-20T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5081496
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1168001
- Assoc Charity Name
- OCEAN EDGE CHARITY GROUP
- Charity Name
- MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION UK
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2018-07-20T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5061019
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1162767
- Assoc Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF ST ANDREW
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26TH JUNE 1986 AS AMENDED 13 DECEMBER 1999
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE CARE AND RELIEF OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO HAVE A TERMINAL ILLNESS OR WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION SUFFICIENTLY LIFE THREATENING TO CREATE A PROBABILITY THAT THE CHILD WILL NOT SURVIVE BEYOND THEIR EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY, AND IN PARTICULAR BY GRANTING FEASIBLE WISHES OF SUCH CHILDREN.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 142249
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- MAKE-A-WISH
- Charity Name Id
- 142251
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures