# WELLCHILD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 289600
- **Other names:** CHARICO, CHILDREN NATIONWIDE MEDICAL RESEARCH FUND, THE WELLCHILD TRUST, WELLCHILD
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 7, 1984
- **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=289600


## Contact

- **Address:** Sunningend Business Centre, Unit 22, Lansdown Industrial Estate, Gloucester Road, CHELTENHAM
- **Postcode:** Gloucest
- **Phone:** 01242530007
- **Email:** info@wellchild.org.uk
- **Website:** www.wellchild.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG SICK AND SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, BY:3.1 THE PROVISION, PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES TO CARE FOR AND SUPPORT THE SICK AND SERIOUSLY ILL, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE QUALITY OF LIFE;3.2 THE PROMOTION, FINANCING, MAINTENANCE AND FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH AND ENSURING THE EFFECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH BY SUPPORTING, INFORMING AND EDUCATING THE SICK, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR CARERS;3.3 THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ON THE AVOIDANCE OF SICKNESS AND THE PROVISION OF HEALTH AND WELFARE;3.4 ACTING ON BEHALF OF, PROMOTING AND FURTHERING THE NEEDS AND WELFARE OF THE SICK AND SERIOUSLY ILL AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS; AND3.5 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION SEE FIT.

**Activities:** WellChild is the UK's national charity for sick children. The charity's work is focused on ensuring that all children and young people in the UK - especially those with serious illness, complex health conditions or long-term care needs - have the very best possible quality of care and support.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1862195 | £1793931 | £978337 | 29 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1440579 | £1880544 | £910073 | 30 |
| March 31, 2023 | £2186824 | £2110751 | £1350038 | 26 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1274921 | £1600931 | £1273965 | 28 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1933852 | £2001773 | £1599975 | 30 |



## Trustees

- Amanda Wilkinson — appointed Jan. 18, 2024
- Anna Ruth Jones — appointed June 12, 2023
- Benjamin James Bedford — appointed Jan. 15, 2026
- Claire Watson — appointed Dec. 18, 2023
- David Craig Hatch — appointed April 23, 2019
- Dr Hazel Jean Evans — appointed July 3, 2025
- Nicholas Fisher — appointed Nov. 29, 2016
- ROSALIND CHARLOTTE FUTTER — appointed April 16, 2018
- Simon Hardy — appointed April 17, 2020