CRACKERJACKS CHILDREN'S TRUST

Charity number: 1146586
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Crackerjacks provide specialist equipment and respite breaks to disabled children throughout the United Kingdom.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 28 February 2025

Total income: £292,822
Total expenditure: £247,133

People

5 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 March 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • CRACKERJACKS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ruth Hopkins Trustee 24 January 2024
None on record
Pauline Arnold Trustee 24 January 2024
None on record
Paulina Lipiec Trustee 05 May 2020
None on record
MARK DEARDEN Trustee 23 January 2012
None on record
JAY CARTWRIGHT Trustee 23 January 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024 28/02/2025
Total gross income £183.89k £222.55k £242.06k £322.68k £292.82k
Total expenditure £99.48k £182.84k £259.78k £295.07k £247.13k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £72.73k N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 28 February 2025 17 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2025 17 September 2025 On time
Annual return 29 February 2024 21 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 21 October 2024 On time
Annual return 28 February 2023 14 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 14 November 2023 On time
Annual return 28 February 2022 15 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 07 December 2022 On time
Annual return 28 February 2021 14 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 16 December 2021 On time
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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.

TRUST DEED DATED 20/03/2012

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF CHILDREN DIAGNOSED AND SUFFERING FROM A SEVERE DISABILITY, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.

Contact information

Address:
24A Worcester Street
KIDDERMINSTER
Worcestershire
DY10 1ED
Phone:
03001240122
Email:
info@crackerjacks.org.uk
Website:

crackerjacks.org.uk