# ALEX TIMPSON TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1174098
- **Other names:** HELPING CHILDREN TO SHINE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 2, 2017
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1174098


## Contact

- **Address:** Timpson House, Claverton Road, Wythenshawe
- **Postcode:** M23 9TT
- **Phone:** 01619466200
- **Email:** LOUISE.APPLEBY@TIMPSON.COM



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE WHO ARE, OR HAVE BEEN, IN THE CARE SYSTEM IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

**Activities:** The relief of young people and their families throughout the UK and Northern Ireland, particularly those who are, or have been, in the care system.The provision of free holiday home accommodation for foster families.Supporting organisations that promote attachment awareness, especially in schools




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £598426 | £436295 | £435121 | 0 |
| March 31, 2024 | £357279 | £345134 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £425630 | £445865 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £263314 | £301095 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £182959 | £125773 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **William John Anthony Timpson** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 2, 2017
- Louise Appleby — appointed June 1, 2021
- Paresh Majithia — appointed July 5, 2024