DREAMS AND WISHES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 26 January 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07836910
Financial period: 1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
Latest income: £632,119
Latest expenditure: £175,634
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Transport House, 1 Cardiff Road, Newport, NP20 2EH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

DREAMS AND WISHES IS A CHARITY DEDICATED TO HELPING SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 8 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 8 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £632,119
Total Gross Expenditure: £175,634

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 4 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £195,329
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,071

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 14 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,075,211
Total Gross Expenditure: £202,294

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £290,384
Total Gross Expenditure: £245,447

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 14 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £126,128
Total Gross Expenditure: £124,299

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 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £632,119
Total Gross Expenditure: £175,634
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £195,329
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,071
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,075,211
Total Gross Expenditure: £202,294
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £290,384
Total Gross Expenditure: £245,447
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £126,128
Total Gross Expenditure: £124,299
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 4

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 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 473994
Income Other Trading Activities: 86818
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 7507
Income Other: 63800
Income Total Income And Endowments: 632119
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £14,427
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £95,076
Expenditure Other: 66131
Expenditure Total: 175634
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2331
Expenditure Support Costs: 296
Expenditure Depreciation: 437
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 540921
Assets Own Use: 921
Assets Long Term Investment: 540000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,291,788
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,681
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,830,028
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2681
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,281,692
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1830028
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1830028
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 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1030729
Income Other Trading Activities: 36328
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2144
Income Other: 6010
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1075211
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £38,983
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £163,311
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 202294
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 222
Expenditure Depreciation: 222
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -26803
Reserves: £1,303,110
Assets Total Fixed: 816348
Assets Own Use: 816348
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £508,904
Assets Total Liabilities: £22,142
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,303,110
Creditors One Year Total Current: 22142
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £500,068
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1303110
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1303110
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DREAMS AND WISHES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-01-26T00:00:00

Charity Name: DREAMS AND WISHES
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-06-18T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 1011637
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1011637
Assoc Charity Name: DIAL-A-DREAM

Charity Name: DREAMS AND WISHES
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2012-08-08T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 5011833
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1139357
Assoc Charity Name: SUN AND HAPPINESS

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07 NOV 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20/01/2012
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM SERIOUS OR TERMINAL ILLNESS AND THE FAMILIES OF SUCH CHILDREN BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY GRANTING FINANCIAL AID TO THOSE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF THOSE CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE CHARITY SUPPORTING SPECIALIST MEDICAL CARE AFFORDED OR REFERRED TO THE CHARITY BY MEANS OF FINANCIAL AID OR OTHERWISE TO CREATE DREAMS AND WISHES FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE SERIOUSLY OR TERMINALLY ILL TO CREATE SPECIAL MEMORIES FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF THOSE CHILDREN.THE CHARITY WILL OPERATE THROUGHOUT ENGLAND & WALES

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures