RAISING SMILES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Overdue
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 21 September 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 August 2023 – 31 July 2024
Latest income: £3,371
Latest expenditure: £3,306
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Courthill House, 60 Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.raising-smiles.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

to relieve sickness and to preserve the health of the patients of childrens hospitals in the UK by providing or assisting in the provision of equipment, facilities, recreation and services ancillary to those provided by the NHS for individuals whilst in hospital.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2026

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 5 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,371
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,306

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 3 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,625
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,320

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,633
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,597

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £6,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,868

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,371
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,306
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 3 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,625
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,320
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,633
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,597
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
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: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £6,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,868
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2019
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Received Date: 20 April 2021
Total Gross Income: £4,983
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,806
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 1

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: RAISING SMILES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-09-21T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 21 SEP 2018AMENDED ON 15 MAY 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CIO ARE:A) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF THE PATIENTS OF CHILDRENS’ HOSPITALS IN THE UK BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, RECREATION AND SERVICES ANCILLARY TO THOSE PROVIDED BY THE NHS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHILST IN HOSPITAL AND B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF THE NHS STAFF BY DONATING TO NHS CHARITIES WHO WISH TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF NHS STAFF.?

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures