BLUEBELL WOOD CHILDREN'S HOSPICE

Charity number: 1076958
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To care for and support children with life limiting and life threatening conditions and their families, resident in South Yorkshire, some parts of North Lincolnshire, North East Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income:
£5,973,000

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Donations and legacies £2.27m
Charitable activities £1.26m
Other trading activities £2.14m
Investments £176.00k
Other £124.00k

Total expenditure:
£5,680,000

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Raising funds £1.83m
Charitable activities £3.85m
Other £0

£196,000 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £1,114,000 from 6 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £1.83m
Charitable expenditure £3.85m
Retained for future use £293.00k

People

118 Employee(s)

7 Trustee(s)

211 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 2
£90k to £100k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Barnsley
  • Derbyshire
  • Doncaster
  • North Lincolnshire
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Rotherham
  • Sheffield City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 August 1999: Standard registration
  • 06 September 2022: Funds received from 1164286 DANIEL BARNETT ARTS FOUNDATION
  • 05 April 2023: Funds received from 1117581 BARNSLEY CANCER AFTERCARE
  • 03 October 2024: Funds received from 523775 MALTBY COLLIERY INSTITUTE AND RECREATION GROUND SC...
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BLUEBELL WOOD (Working name)
  • BLUEBELL WOOD CHILDRENS HOSPICE (Working name)
  • THE RICHARD FOUNDATION (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nicola Didlock Chair 17 January 2023
None on record
Dr Jonathan Gordon Wright Trustee 24 February 2026
None on record
Joanne Snell Trustee 24 February 2026
None on record
Catherine Winfield Trustee 02 January 2025
None on record
Richard Simpson Trustee 26 October 2023
None on record
Louise Beaumont Trustee 01 December 2022
None on record
Dr Ramani David Thomas Trustee 05 May 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £5.74m £4.12m £4.39m £4.23m £5.97m
Total expenditure £4.53m £4.35m £4.36m £4.89m £5.68m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £707.00k £541.00k £999.97k £1.19m £1.11m
Income - Donations and legacies £3.17m £1.83m £2.93m £2.84m £2.27m
Income - Other trading activities £99.00k £195.00k £0 £0 £2.14m
Income - Charitable activities £1.26m £600.00k £1.29m £1.19m £1.26m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £139.00k £128.00k £156.00k £170.00k £176.00k
Income - Other £1.08m £1.36m £13.00k £32.00k £124.00k
Income - Legacies £2.34m £1.44m £1.02m £631.00k £1.94m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.45m £2.37m £2.88m £3.19m £3.85m
Expenditure - Raising funds £1.58m £1.72m £1.48m £1.70m £1.83m
Expenditure - Governance £52.00k £53.00k £89.00k £31.00k £24.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £37.00k £44.00k £42.00k £40.00k £43.00k
Expenditure - Other £493.00k £263.00k £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets £4.10m £3.94m £3.71m £3.58m £3.53m
Long-term investments £6.17m £6.01m £5.91m £6.16m £6.36m
Other assets £2.81m £2.77m £2.67m £2.11m £2.36m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £505.00k £342.00k £363.00k £382.00k £388.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 05 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 17 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 06 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022

(These accounts
have been qualified)

15 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 01 February 2022 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/07/1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/03/2006 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23/09/2013 as amended on 06 Sept 2025 as amended on 06 Sept 2025

Charitable objects

The Charity’s objects are the relief of sickness and suffering of children and young people in the Midlands, North of England and adjacent areas in such ways as the Trustees shall from time to time think fit and in particular but not so as to limit the generality of the foregoing: 1. To provide medical, material, emotional, educational and spiritual care for and accommodation for children and young people suffering from life limiting and life threatening illnesses and conditions, including in circumstances of sudden or unexpected death. 2. To support the needs of the families of such children and young people as are occasioned by the sickness, disability or death of such children and young people, in particular needs of counselling and accommodation. 3. To promote, encourage, provide or assist in the teaching or training of doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, administrators, social workers and other persons engaged in any branch of medicine, surgery, nursing or allied services. 4. To promote, carry out or take part in research into palliative care or other care for any terminal or chronic sickness or disability, or sudden or unexpected death which may affect children and young people and to publish the useful results of such research.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

IN THE MIDLANDS AND NORTH OF ENGLAND

Contact information

Address:
BLUEBELL WOOD CHILDRENS HOSPICE
CRAMFIT ROAD
NORTH ANSTON
SHEFFIELD
S25 4AJ
Phone:
01909517360
Email:
info@bluebellwood.org
Website:

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