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LATCH WELSH CHILDREN'S CANCER CHARITY

Registered charity 1100949 · organisation 4000837

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
28 November 2003
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04735773
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£673,709
Latest expenditure
£992,649
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOR WALES, HEATH PARK, CARDIFF, CF14 4XW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.latchwales.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Latch is here for families affected by childhood cancer in Wales, providing bespoke emotional, practical and financial support. The charity is based at the Children's Hospital for Wales in Cardiff. We support children with cancer and those undergoing cancer-like treatment who are under the care of the Paediatric Oncology Principal Treament Centre in Wales at the Children's Hospital.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
22 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
22 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£673,709
Total Gross Expenditure
£992,649
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
10 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
10 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,176,866
Total Gross Expenditure
£955,824
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
4 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
4 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£560,886
Total Gross Expenditure
£936,871
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
20 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
20 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£891,368
Total Gross Expenditure
£847,954
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
17 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
17 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£520,583
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,898,930

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
22 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£673,709
Total Gross Expenditure
£992,649
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
No
Count Volunteers
26
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
10 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,176,866
Total Gross Expenditure
£955,824
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
No
Count Volunteers
25
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
4 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£560,886
Total Gross Expenditure
£936,871
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
No
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
20 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£891,368
Total Gross Expenditure
£847,954
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
17 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£520,583
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,898,930
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
20

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
22 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
512402
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
126227
Income Other
35080
Income Total Income And Endowments
673709
Income Legacies
46651
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£129,963
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£862,686
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
992649
Expenditure Investment Management
7432
Expenditure Grants Institution
22426
Expenditure Governance
84790
Expenditure Support Costs
225585
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
217129
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,964,796
Assets Total Fixed
3069913
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
3069913
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£554,598
Assets Total Liabilities
£124,304
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,500,207
Creditors One Year Total Current
124304
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£238,733
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3464796
Funds Restricted
35411
Funds Total
3500207
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
10 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1036072
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
127211
Income Other
13583
Income Total Income And Endowments
1176866
Income Legacies
487982
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£71,130
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£884,694
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
955824
Expenditure Investment Management
9074
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
193163
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
120373
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,085,584
Assets Total Fixed
3085584
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
3085584
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£661,249
Assets Total Liabilities
£144,815
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,602,018
Creditors One Year Total Current
144815
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£326,782
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3492826
Funds Restricted
109192
Funds Total
3602018
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
4 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
428704
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
126485
Income Other
5697
Income Total Income And Endowments
560886
Income Legacies
6559
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£79,537
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£857,334
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
936871
Expenditure Investment Management
6994
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
172034
Expenditure Depreciation
7
Gain Loss Investment
78255
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,200,603
Assets Total Fixed
2972394
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
2972394
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£416,433
Assets Total Liabilities
£128,224
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,260,603
Creditors One Year Total Current
128224
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£338,209
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3200603
Funds Restricted
60000
Funds Total
3260603
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
20 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
758954
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
123811
Income Other
8603
Income Total Income And Endowments
891368
Income Legacies
153728
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£36,882
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£811,072
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
847954
Expenditure Investment Management
7425
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
32429
Expenditure Support Costs
124779
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-331868
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,468,333
Assets Total Fixed
2898144
Assets Own Use
7
Assets Long Term Investment
2898137
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£803,466
Assets Total Liabilities
£143,277
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,558,333
Creditors One Year Total Current
143277
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£646,241
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3468333
Funds Restricted
90000
Funds Total
3558333
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
17 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
395743
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
119993
Income Other
4847
Income Total Income And Endowments
520583
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£28,803
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,870,127
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1898930
Expenditure Investment Management
6279
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
25974
Expenditure Support Costs
114265
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
132024
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,828,188
Assets Total Fixed
3230012
Assets Own Use
7
Assets Long Term Investment
3230005
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£720,610
Assets Total Liabilities
£103,835
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,846,787
Creditors One Year Total Current
103835
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£671,107
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3828188
Funds Restricted
18599
Funds Total
3846787
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout Wales
Welsh Ind
Yes

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
303
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Other Finance
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LATCH WELSH CHILDREN'S CANCER CHARITY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2003-11-28T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 APRIL 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 03 NOVEMBER 2003 as amended on 30 Nov 2022 as amended on 17 Mar 2025 as amended on 25 Nov 2025
Charitable Objects
The Charity’s objects (“Objects”) are for the public benefit:(a) to relieve the needs of children and young people who have been diagnosed with:i. any form of cancer, leukaemia, orii. bone marrow failure disorder, oriii. benign and low grade diagnoses which have cancer-like behaviour where there is a high burden of treatment,and their families (including bereavement support) through the provision of financial aid, services, support and in any other ways which are charitable; (b) the advancement of health by supporting, maintaining and developing specialist medical care afforded by the Paediatric Oncology Principal Centre (PTC) for Wales;(c) to advocate for, and promote and raise public awareness in matters relating to any form of cancer or leukaemia affecting children and young people in Wales in furthering the Objects at (a) and (b) above.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
698289
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
Latch
Charity Name Id
477799
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
LATCH

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investment