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ROALD DAHL'S MARVELLOUS CHILDREN'S CHARITY

Registered charity 1137409 · organisation 5011659

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Previously excepted
Registered
11 August 2010
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
07340518
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,303,109
Latest expenditure
£1,869,644
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 17 Chiltern Business Centre, 63-65 Woodside Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6AA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To ensure every seriously ill child and young person in the UK has the best possible healthcare by placing our Roald Dahl nurses in areas of greatest need; supporting our nurses in the work that they do; funding innovative nurse-led projects to improve quality of care; and providing benefits advice through our family support service.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
1 July 2025
Date Accounts Received
1 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,303,109
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,869,644
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
13 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
13 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,222,642
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,741,544
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
6 February 2024
Date Accounts Received
6 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,677,818
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,670,512
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
10 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
10 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,210,818
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,330,621
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
13 December 2021
Date Accounts Received
13 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£1,423,449
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,221,868

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
1 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,303,109
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,869,644
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
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
10
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
13 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,222,642
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,741,544
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
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
15
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
6 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,677,818
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,670,512
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 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
10
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
10 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,210,818
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,330,621
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
5
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
13 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£1,423,449
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,221,868
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£19,387
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 80001 90000
1
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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
1 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
993460
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
309649
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1303109
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£477,347
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,391,097
Expenditure Other
1200
Expenditure Total
1869644
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
258846
Expenditure Support Costs
165070
Expenditure Depreciation
3433
Gain Loss Investment
-254976
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£226,013
Assets Total Fixed
9641796
Assets Own Use
5331
Assets Long Term Investment
9636465
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£835,527
Assets Total Liabilities
£741,858
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,735,465
Creditors One Year Total Current
599266
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
142592
Assets Cash
£606,255
Funds Endowment
9431895
Funds Unrestricted
231344
Funds Restricted
72226
Funds Total
9735465
Count Employees
15
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
13 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
10968131
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
254511
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
11222642
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£465,165
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,276,379
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1741544
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
245457
Expenditure Support Costs
159337
Expenditure Depreciation
3866
Gain Loss Investment
563937
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£473,522
Assets Total Fixed
10322733
Assets Own Use
6294
Assets Long Term Investment
10316439
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,142,566
Assets Total Liabilities
£908,323
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£10,556,976
Creditors One Year Total Current
689544
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
218779
Assets Cash
£1,034,435
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
473522
Funds Restricted
10083454
Funds Total
10556976
Count Employees
16
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
6 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1669821
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
7997
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1677818
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£441,158
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,229,354
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1670512
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
147792
Expenditure Support Costs
105997
Expenditure Depreciation
3991
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£397,957
Assets Total Fixed
9017
Assets Own Use
6515
Assets Long Term Investment
2502
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,456,293
Assets Total Liabilities
£953,369
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£511,941
Creditors One Year Total Current
614107
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
339262
Assets Cash
£1,416,111
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
397957
Funds Restricted
113984
Funds Total
511941
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
10 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1210652
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
166
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1210818
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£370,703
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£958,718
Expenditure Other
1200
Expenditure Total
1330621
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
116531
Expenditure Support Costs
118770
Expenditure Depreciation
3098
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£431,437
Assets Total Fixed
8664
Assets Own Use
6162
Assets Long Term Investment
2502
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,344,391
Assets Total Liabilities
£848,419
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£504,636
Creditors One Year Total Current
474846
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
373573
Assets Cash
£1,069,043
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
437599
Funds Restricted
67037
Funds Total
504636
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
13 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
1423162
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
287
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1423449
Income Legacies
100000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£305,791
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£913,737
Expenditure Other
2340
Expenditure Total
1221868
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
122072
Expenditure Support Costs
162720
Expenditure Depreciation
4760
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£458,783
Assets Total Fixed
6451
Assets Own Use
3949
Assets Long Term Investment
2502
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,305,683
Assets Total Liabilities
£687,694
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£624,440
Creditors One Year Total Current
497368
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
190326
Assets Cash
£1,203,281
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
462732
Funds Restricted
161708
Funds Total
624440
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
303
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Other Finance
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ROALD DAHL'S MARVELLOUS CHILDREN'S CHARITY
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2011-09-05T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
1004230
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1004230
Assoc Charity Name
THE ROALD DAHL FOUNDATION
Charity Name
ROALD DAHL'S MARVELLOUS CHILDREN'S CHARITY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Previously excepted registration
Date Of Event
2010-08-11T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 JULY 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11 JUN 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 JUN 2024AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04 JUN 2025
Charitable Objects
TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, INCLUDING ASSISTING OTHER CHARITIES.THROUGHOUT THIS MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ‘CHARITABLE’ MEANS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES PROVIDED THAT IT WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005.FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THE SYSTEM OF LAW GOVERNING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHARITY IS THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
Area Of Benefit
UNDEFINED.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

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