Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 11
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

WINSTON'S WISH (A GRIEF SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR CHILDREN) 

To support children and young people who have been bereaved of someone close to them.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 27 years

www.winstonswish.org

info@winstonswish.org

01242515157

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Financial Data ?

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
31/03/23£2,188£2,672£-485£720£1,465£3921.84740
31/03/22£2,617£2,067£550£618£1,992£1,5859.24245
31/03/21£1,838£1,815£23£516£1,434£1,1757.847324
31/03/20£2,433£2,254£179£580£1,320£9655.142154
31/03/19£2,273£2,394£-121£576£1,177£801446148
31/03/18£2,533£2,299£235£562£1,280£8514.4580
31/03/17£2,396£2,327£69£580£1,054£8514.4580
31/03/16£2,206£2,295£-89£556£938£6923.6490
31/03/15£2,457£2,317£140£599£1,051£7884.1530
31/03/14£1,906£1,915£-9£526£889£7864.9430
31/03/13£1,817£1,730£88£532£888£8806.1370
31/03/12£1,424£1,621£-198£506£780£7805.8310
31/03/11£1,633£1,646£-13£496£978£8806.4300
31/03/10*£1,419£1,603£-184£533£987£9877.4320
31/03/09£1,596£1,565£31£524£1,129£1,1298.7300
31/03/08£1,469£1,382£87£430£1,149£1,1329.8240
31/03/07£1,394£1,205£189£313£1,093£1,01410.1190
31/03/06£1,327£1,001£326£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,157£973£184£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£872£1,098£-226£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 33.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 27.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 27%
Reserves/Spending: 1.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 47 employees
  • 40 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

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
Tuixen Foundation£220,000
BBC Children in Need£89,608
Prudence Trust£30,000
John Lyon's Charity£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Prudence Trust - Core costs grant
£30,000 30/11/2023
Core costs grant
Tedworth Charitable Trust - Towards core costs
£10,000 31/03/2023
Towards core costs
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Winston's Wish
£250 17/03/2023
As requested by the fund holder to support the work of providing specialist child bereavement support services in Bristol and across the UK.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Winston's Wish
£500 17/03/2023
As requested by the fund holder to support the work of providing specialist child bereavement support services in Bristol and across the UK.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Winston's Wish
£10,000 29/07/2022
Towards unrestricted core costs towards general funds and in memory of Chris Varco, who worked on Esmee’s responsible investing approach for many years, and nominated by his family
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Winston's Wish
£60,000 19/07/2022
Winston's Wish give bereaved children and young people the support they need when they need it
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Winston's Wish
£500 22/03/2022
As requested by the fund holder to support the work of providing specialist child bereavement support services in Bristol and across the UK.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Winston's Wish
£30,500 31/01/2022
This project will support children who have experienced bereavement by providing therapy sessions. These sessions will help to improve family relationships, increase skills to deal with their grief ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Winston's Wish - 22/11/21
£1,750 21/12/2021
Core Funding
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Winston's Wish
£60,000 23/07/2021
Winston's Wish give bereaved children and young people the support they need when they need it
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Winston's Wish
£500 23/03/2021
As requested by the fund holder.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Growing Hope
£5,000 04/11/2020
Winston's Wish is a charity that provides emotional support and advice to bereaved children and their families. Growing Hope is a project for primary school children, that have been bereaved of a ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Winston's Wish
£59,108 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This grant will fund a nationwide support service to bereaved children and families in areas most impacted by Covid 19. It will reduce isolation, increase self-belief and increase happiness.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Winston's Wish
£50,000 24/04/2020
Winston's Wish means that bereaved children get the support they need when they need it
True Colours Trust - Towards new resources on bereavement for primary and secondary schools
£4,720 07/01/2020
Towards new resources on bereavement for primary and secondary schools
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 Winstons Wish
£5,000 07/01/2020
Supporting people with rare medical conditions
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Winston's Wish
£30,000 13/11/2019
12
Winston's Wish Grenfell Service
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Winston's Wish
£50,000 11/07/2019
Winston's Wish means that bereaved children get the support they need when they need it
True Colours Trust - Development and publication of its new resource
£11,081 11/01/2019
Development and publication of its new resource
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Winston's Wish
£30,000 22/11/2018
36
This project will support children who have experienced bereavement by providing therapy sessions. These sessions will help to improve family relationships, increase skills to deal with their grief ....more
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Winston's Wish
£50,000 10/08/2018
Winston's Wish means that bereaved children get the support they need when they need it
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£50,000 23/05/2018
A grant to fund drop-in bereavement support for children and young people in Bristol.
Ministry of Justice - Homicide Specialist support
£5,000 01/04/2018
Provision of specialist and peer support for families bereaved through murder or manslaughter.
National Lottery Community Fund - laptops for practitioners
£9,970 15/11/2017
12
The funding will be used by a charity to purchase IT equipment to support bereaved children, allowing the group to work more efficiently during the support process.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Winston's Wish
£105,000 07/09/2017
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the North West Area Manager at a project supporting children bereaved through accident, illness, suicide, murder or military service
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Winston's Wish
£50,000 12/07/2017
Winston's Wish means that bereaved children get the support they need when they need it
Ministry of Justice - Specialist Support Organisations
£10,000 01/04/2017
Specialist Support for families bereaved by homicide.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Winston's Wish
£50,000 23/06/2016
Winston's Wish means that bereaved children get the support they need when they need it
Ministry of Justice - Homicide Specialist Support
£20,000 01/04/2016
12
To provide specialist counselling support to children (and their families) bereaved by homicide prior to 2010
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Winston's Wish
£50,000 15/07/2015
Winston's Wish means that bereaved children get the support they need when they need it
True Colours Trust - Towards expansion of its drop-in service in Worcestershire
£5,000 08/04/2015
Towards expansion of its drop-in service in Worcestershire
The Blagrave Trust - Supporting bereaved children in Sussex
£105,000 08/03/2015
To support the core costs of a family practitioner in East Sussex
National Lottery Community Fund - Winston's Wish North West
£364,560 03/11/2014
36
Not Available
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Winston's Wish
£30,000 04/08/2014
Winston's Wish means that bereaved children get the support they need when they need it
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Winston's Wish
£106,500 12/06/2014
36
towards three years' salary of the Clinical Team Leader at a project in Gloucestershire that provides support to children coping with bereavement
Dulverton Trust - support of bereaved young people
£10,000 25/02/2014
support of bereaved young people
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Winston's Wish (A grief support programme for children)
£25,000 28/08/2013
Winston's Wish supports children who are bereaved. This grant will help fund a practitioner in Gloucestershire to support children whose parent or sibling has died. Individual and group sessions will ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 23-64
  • GRACE HORTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Front Of House - Catering Services
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/03/1997, number: 1061359
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/03/1997, number: 03329289
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR10: 23 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE JUNE STEVENS FOUNDATION on 22/07/2020
Main office

Regus
31-33 Worcester Street
GLOUCESTER
GL1 3AJ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL, SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM BEREAVEMENT OR LOSS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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