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Make-a-Wish Foundation UK

A Registered Charity based in England

Active Registered Charity (England and Wales) Registered Company Incorporated Charity

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GB-CHC-295672
GB-COH-02031836

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Description

Make-A-Wish grants magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses. Our wishes are truly magical. Whether a wish is to be a princess for the day, own the latest computer equipment, meet a favourite celebrity, or enjoy some special time away from home with their family, a wish come true brings so much to a child's life and provides memories that last a lifetime.

Also known as

  • Make-a-Wish
  • Make-a-Wish Foundation
  • Make-a-Wish Foundation UK
  • Make A Wish Foundation
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation UK

CCEW Charity number

295672

Company number

02031836

Registered

Postcode

RG1 1LX

Website

make-a-wish.org.uk

Domain

make-a-wish.org.uk

Latest income

£10,671,907 (on )

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

Make-a-Wish Foundation UK

GB-CHC-295672

Locations

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Areas of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Make-a-Wish Foundation UK

GB-CHC-295672

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-295672 .
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 295672 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Make-a-Wish Foundation UK (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-04-19

Make-A-Wish Foundation

Organisation record from Office of Scottish Charity Regulator
Last updated 2024-04-18

Make-a-Wish Foundation UK.

Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-04-13

Make-a-Wish Foundation UK

GB-CHC-295672

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.

  • Child and youth services D11

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.

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  • Beneficiary group BE » Children BE102
  • Beneficiary group BE » Families BE103
  • Beneficiary group BE » Young people BE115
  • Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200
  • Housing HO » Accommodation HO101

Theme (CCEW)

  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Services 306

Scale of operation

  • National

Make-a-Wish Foundation UK

GB-CHC-295672

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1986-12-09 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 3,245,357 3,482,739
2005-12-31 3,272,439 2,980,406
2006-12-31 2,930,206 2,213,694
2007-12-31 4,162,787 3,130,312
2008-12-31 5,009,771 4,092,473
2009-12-31 5,125,071 3,902,749
2010-12-31 5,513,419 5,253,902
2011-12-31 6,177,338 6,436,935
2012-12-31 6,294,834 6,660,446
2013-12-31 6,400,442 7,061,770
2014-12-31 7,439,474 6,490,779
2015-12-31 9,934,741 8,020,412
2016-12-31 7,031,367 8,076,656
2017-12-31 10,706,170 9,316,989
2018-08-31 5,267,818 5,704,986
2019-08-31 8,228,247 8,963,283
2020-08-31 8,411,745 8,416,379
2021-08-31 5,077,437 5,221,962
2022-08-31 10,671,907 11,164,117
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.

Make-a-Wish Foundation UK

GB-CHC-295672

Charity people

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2022
£		 2021
£
Employees 61 50
Employees paid more than £60,000 6 7
Volunteers 464 591
Trustees 8
Employees
Volunteers

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

Make-a-Wish Foundation UK

GB-CHC-295672

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
£m 		2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 4.3 2.1
Legacies 1.0 0.9
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 5.3 3.0
Income from charitable activities 1.5 0.0
Income from other trading activities 3.9 2.1
Income from investments - 0.0
Other income 0.0 0.0
Total 10.7 5.1
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 3.9 2.4
Spending on raising funds 3.9 2.4
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 6.4 2.8
Charitable activities 6.4 2.8
Other spending 0.9 -
Total 11.2 5.2
Net income / (expenditure) (0.5) (0.1)

Make-a-Wish Foundation UK

GB-CHC-295672

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
£m 		2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 0.2 0.3
Investment assets 3.9 4.1
4.1 4.4
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 1.3 1.8
Other current assets 3.3 2.9
4.6 4.7
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (3.1) (2.8)
Net current assets 1.5 1.9
Total assets less current liabilities 5.6 6.2
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 5.6 6.2
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 0.2 0.1
Unrestricted funds 5.4 6.2
5.6 6.2

Make-a-Wish Foundation UK

GB-CHC-295672

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2022 (the latest year with data available) or 2021.

Make-a-Wish Foundation UK

GB-CHC-295672

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Rothschild Foundation
Special interest 		£20,000
10 months 		Grant to Make A Wish Foundation
Nov 2023 to Aug 2024
Rothschild Foundation
Special interest 		£10,000
1 month 		Grant to Make A Wish Foundation
Oct 2021 to Nov 2021
Oxfordshire Community Foundation
Undisclosed 		£1,000
1 month 		Grant to Make-A-Wish Foundation
Oct 2019 to Nov 2019
Oxfordshire Community Foundation
Undisclosed 		£1,000 Grant to Make-A-Wish Foundation

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Make-a-Wish Foundation UK

GB-CHC-295672

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