CCEW Charity Commission profile

MILLY'S SMILES

Registered charity 1198503 · organisation 5191881

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
4 April 2022
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income
£238,649
Latest expenditure
£130,694
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: 12 Edgeside, Great Harwood, BLACKBURN, BB6 7JS

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

We provide a Milly Bag to all new families whose child has been diagnosed with cancer and admitted into one of the 8 Principal Treatment Centres we currently support. These centres are Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Nottingham, Cambridge, Oxford, Newcastle and Cardiff. The Milly Bag contains essential items that will help and support families during the first few weeks on the ward and beyond.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received
23 September 2026
Date Accounts Received
23 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£238,649
Total Gross Expenditure
£130,694
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
27 July 2025
Date Accounts Received
27 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£207,177
Total Gross Expenditure
£146,950
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
23 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
23 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£106,981
Total Gross Expenditure
£85,456
Fin Period Start Date
4 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
12 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
12 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£162,393
Total Gross Expenditure
£62,865

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
23 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£238,649
Total Gross Expenditure
£130,694
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£1,600
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
50
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
27 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£207,177
Total Gross Expenditure
£146,950
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£737
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
75
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
23 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£106,981
Total Gross Expenditure
£85,456
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£2,100
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
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
45
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
4 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
12 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£162,393
Total Gross Expenditure
£62,865
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
Count Volunteers
25

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

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
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
MILLY'S SMILES
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2023-07-07T00:00:00
Reason
Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number
5101664
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1172985
Assoc Charity Name
FLETCHER'S FUND
Charity Name
MILLY'S SMILES
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2022-04-04T00:00:00
Charity Name
MILLY'S SMILES
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2022-11-17T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
5072632
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1166399
Assoc Charity Name
MILLY'S SMILES

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 04 APR 2022AMENDED ON 24 JUN 2024 as amended on 24 Jun 2024
Charitable Objects
To relieve the needs of children suffering from an oncology related illness, by providing or assisting with the provision of a Milly Bag and other such items as the Trustees, from time to time see fit.To relieve the distress of families in the UK who have suffered the bereavement of a child by the provision of charitable means that the trustees think fit including but not exclusively by providing monthly support groups involving creative and holistic therapies

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