THINKING OF OSCAR

Charity number: 1160405
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Providing support & activities for patients (children), their families & medical teams who strive to make their time in hospital as comfortable as possible Providing funding for development of research & development into, & provision of improved diagnostic techniques & technology. Providing increased access to relevant knowledge & data, via sharing of best practice & application of technology.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £2,550
Total expenditure: £49,127

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 February 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • TOO (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
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
HANNAH COLE Chair 10 February 2015
KIRTLINGTON SCHOOL FRIENDS
Received: On time
Stephen Brett Trustee 28 March 2025
None on record
Katherine Burt Trustee 28 March 2025
None on record
Janet Bufford Trustee 28 March 2025
None on record
DAVID COLE Trustee 10 February 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £153.38k £3.59k £8.40k £8.40k £2.55k
Total expenditure £61.35k £3.60k £25.22k £25.22k £49.13k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 31 March 2024 17 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 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 01 February 2022 1 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 January 2021 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 10 Feb 2015

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PROMOTION OF THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES WHILST IN HOSPITAL CARE ACROSS ENGLAND, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (1) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES TO PATIENTS (CHILDREN) THEIR FAMILIES AND MEDICAL TEAMS WHO STRIVE TO MAKE THEIR TIME IN HOSPITAL AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE. (2) PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTO AND THE PROVISION OF IMPROVED DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY. (3) PROVIDING INCREASED ACCESS TO RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE AND DATA VIA THE SHARING OF BEST PRACTICE AND THE APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY.

Contact information

Address:
Barn House
Park Farm
Akeman Street
Kirtlington
KIDLINGTON
Oxfordsh
Phone:
01865694136
Email:
charity@thinkingofoscar.com
Website:

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