# MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION UK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 295672
- **Other names:** MAKE-A-WISH, MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 9, 1986
- **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=295672


## Contact

- **Address:** Thames Tower (7th Floor), Station Road, READING, BERKSHIRE
- **Postcode:** RG1 1LX
- **Phone:** 01276405060
- **Email:** info@make-a-wish.org.uk
- **Website:** http://www.make-a-wish.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE CARE AND RELIEF OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO HAVE A TERMINAL ILLNESS OR WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION SUFFICIENTLY LIFE THREATENING TO CREATE A PROBABILITY THAT THE CHILD WILL NOT SURVIVE BEYOND THEIR EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY, AND IN PARTICULAR BY GRANTING FEASIBLE WISHES OF SUCH CHILDREN.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £12156946 | £12411219 | £4808431 | 87 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £11414830 | £12237390 | £4805465 | 79 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £10671907 | £11164117 | £5573805 | 61 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £5077437 | £5221962 | £6233833 | 50 |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £8411745 | £8416379 | £5716428 | 73 |



## Trustees

- Dr KIRAN UFAQUE RAHIM — appointed July 8, 2025
- Emma Johnson — appointed May 7, 2024
- Lin Hinnigan — appointed Aug. 3, 2020
- Nicholas Rooke — appointed May 6, 2025
- Nicolas Robert Pratap — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Nina Saffuri — appointed May 3, 2022
- Sara Millar — appointed Feb. 10, 2026
- Sarah Margaret Keeble — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Schellion Jill ARMITAGE — appointed May 6, 2025