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When You Wish Upon a Star

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1060963 .
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Description

When You Wish Upon a Star aims to grant the 'Wishes' of children from the age of 4 to 16 years who are living with a life threatening or terminal illness

Also known as

  • When You Wish Upon a Star
  • When You Wish Upon a Star

CCEW Charity number

1060963

Company number

03280440

Registered

Postcode

NG5 1JE

Website

whenyouwishuponastar.org.uk

Domain

whenyouwish.org.uk

Latest income

£1,186,152 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

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Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Areas of operation in the UK

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Spain
  • United States

Registered Office in the UK

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Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1060963 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1060963 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

When You Wish Upon a Star (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-05-06

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Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-05-04

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Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Grant-making foundations H10

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.

  • Beneficiary group BE » Children BE102
  • Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200
  • Education ED » Secondary education ED107

Theme (CCEW)

  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • Other Charitable Purposes 117

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201

Activities (CCEW)

  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

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Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1997-02-26 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 1,287,231 1,312,366
2005-12-31 1,575,026 1,615,408
2006-12-31 1,628,315 1,504,915
2007-12-31 1,478,131 1,321,107
2008-12-31 1,484,030 1,656,754
2009-12-31 1,534,090 1,346,810
2010-12-31 1,283,781 1,470,041
2011-12-31 1,287,449 1,465,905
2012-12-31 1,572,169 1,491,052
2013-12-31 1,801,098 1,680,023
2014-12-31 2,079,640 2,074,760
2015-12-31 2,366,736 2,154,604
2016-12-31 2,495,354 1,978,671
2017-12-31 2,044,445 1,942,170
2018-12-31 1,871,268 2,193,022
2019-12-31 1,392,062 1,928,226
2020-12-31 1,198,488 1,109,684
2021-12-31 1,028,263 1,013,969
2022-12-31 1,186,152 1,198,310
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

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Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 21 22
Employees paid more than £60,000 - -
Volunteers 15 15
Trustees 5
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

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Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£000s
2021
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 485.9 530.5
Legacies 406.3 261.9
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 892.3 792.5
Income from charitable activities - -
Income from other trading activities 283.7 225.5
Income from investments 2.2 0.5
Other income 8.0 9.8
Total 1,186.2 1,028.3
Expenditure
Investment management 79.9 26.3
Other spending on raising funds 435.5 509.4
Spending on raising funds 515.5 535.8
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 682.9 478.2
Charitable activities 682.9 478.2
Other spending - -
Total 1,198.3 1,014.0
Net income / (expenditure) (12.2) 14.3

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Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£000s
2021
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 650.6 547.0
Investment assets - 122.7
650.6 669.7
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 862.9 816.4
Other current assets 155.5 172.5
1,018.4 988.9
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (104.0) (81.1)
Net current assets 914.4 907.8
Total assets less current liabilities 1,565.0 1,577.5
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 1,565.0 1,577.5
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 281.6 302.7
Unrestricted funds 1,283.4 1,274.9
1,565.0 1,577.5

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Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants - 52,720
Government grants as % of total income - 5.1%
Number of government grants - 1

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Grants received

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View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.

Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£75,280 Coronavirus Community Support Fund

Data source

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