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THE DONNA LOUISE TRUST

Established: 25 years

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/19		£7,416	£4,245	£3,171	£1,423	£7,071	£2,516	7.1	118	120
31/03/18		£3,603	£3,759	£-156	£979	£3,875	£1,213	3.9	116	129
31/03/17		£3,268	£3,172	£96	£759	£4,012	£1,874	7.1	98	200
31/03/16		£3,351	£2,985	£366	£756	£3,879	£1,779	7.2	96	200
31/03/15		£2,729	£2,557	£172	£625	£3,502	£2,106	9.9	72	170
31/03/14		£2,850	£2,868	£-18	£599	£3,330	£1,315	5.5	67	0
31/03/13		£2,301	£2,392	£-90	£535	£3,348	£1,332	6.7	68	0
31/03/12		£2,321	£2,338	£-17	£561	£3,438	£1,377	7.1	64	0
30/03/11		£2,642	£2,272	£370	£554	£3,455	£1,342	7.1	59	0
31/03/10	*	£2,294	£1,779	£515	£488	£3,086	£1,177	7.9	42	0
31/03/09?		£1,556	£1,463	£93	£361	£2,571	£607	5	48	0
30/06/08		£1,641	£1,896	£-256	£542	£2,478	£486	3.1	49	0
30/06/07	*	£1,634	£1,966	£-332	£478	£2,733	£705	4.3	45	0
30/06/06		£1,496	£1,703	£-208	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05		£1,146	£1,259	£-114	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04		£1,068	£1,143	£-75	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 33.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 36%
Reserves/Spending: 7.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 4.3

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Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Staffordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

118 employees
120 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Department of Health	£724,539
BBC Children in Need	£27,005
Co-Operative Group	£7,106

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department of Health - Douglas MacMillan Hospice (was Donna Louise)
£349,592	01/06/2022	The grant supports the sustainable hospice service offer of palliative and end of life care for children and young people. Please note that these hospice grants were previously funded by DHSC and was ....more The grant supports the sustainable hospice service offer of palliative and end of life care for children and young people. Please note that these hospice grants were previously funded by DHSC and was then transferred to NHSE to distribute and manage as ongoing support to the childrens hospices via a multi year award.
Department of Health - Douglas MacMillan Hospice (was Donna Louise)
£374,947	14/09/2021	The grant supports the sustainable hospice service offer of palliative and end of life care for children and young people.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Donna Louise Children's Hospice
£3,522	24/10/2020	We would like to provide art therapy sessions for children and young people who have a life-limiting condition.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Donna Louise Trust
£2,264	17/06/2020	COVID19 - This grant will fund additonal counsellor hours to provide support for children and young people affected by bereavement who are also isolated at home due to Covid-19, and help them manage ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund additonal counsellor hours to provide support for children and young people affected by bereavement who are also isolated at home due to Covid-19, and help them manage their emotions.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Donna Louise Trust
£24,741	19/11/2019 36	This project is an outreach stay and play project working with children with a life limiting condition. The project aims to improve mobility, improve emotional wellbeing and improve relationships ....more This project is an outreach stay and play project working with children with a life limiting condition. The project aims to improve mobility, improve emotional wellbeing and improve relationships with family or carers.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Donna Louise Children's Hospice
£3,584	15/11/2019	We want to provide therapeutic play activities for terminally ill children and young people.
Department of Health - Donna Louise Trust
£285,531	01/04/2019	Donna Louise Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£70,000	05/12/2018	Family Counselling Service
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Donna Louise Trust
£5,140	19/11/2018	We want to provide music therapy sessions for children and young people who are diagnosed with a condition which will shorten their life.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Donna Louise Trust
£108,792	17/10/2017 36	This project will provide a range of support and activities for siblings of children with life limiting conditions. Outcomes include improved emotional wellbeing, greater sense of self belief and ....more This project will provide a range of support and activities for siblings of children with life limiting conditions. Outcomes include improved emotional wellbeing, greater sense of self belief and improved relationships with peers.
Masonic Trust - Hospice Grant
£2,829	19/10/2016	Core funding for hospices

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How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/05/1999, number: 1075597

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR10: 15 days late, AR07: 1 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from BRAVE BEN'S SUPERSTARS FUND on 11/01/2021

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Objectives

To promote the relief of sickness through improving the conditions and life of persons who are suffering from life limiting illness or other disease, disability or infirmity (and in this document they are called “the Beneficiaries”) and their families and carers, throughout the United Kingdom and particularly in the counties of Staffordshire and South Cheshire, through the reception and care of persons resident and suffering as aforesaid and undertaking of all other such activities as may be appropriate and ancillary to the care of persons suffering and resident as aforesaid in accordance with such rules and regulations as the directors of the Charity shall from time to time in their absolute and unfettered discretion think fit.

Defined Area of Benefit:

STAFFORDSHIRE AND SOUTH CHESHIRE

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