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dreams come true charity

The charity supports children and young people. Dreams Come True Charity is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Surrey and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Dreams Come True is a national charity that brings joy to terminally and seriously ill children and young people by making their treasured dreams come true. Since it was founded in 1988 it has brought joy to more than 5,000 children across the UK. Dreams include meeting a favourite sports or pop star, swimming with dolphins, starring in a rock concert, equipment and holidays.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£904,690
Latest Expenditure
£1,042,045

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 70.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 61.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 41.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £500,879
Charitable Activities £182,196
Other Trading £213,225
Investments £8,390
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £636,634
Raising Funds £405,411
Governance £25,501
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£904,690£1,042,045£636,634£442,273£358,48611 / 4
2023£1,145,511£1,151,776£874,568£579,628£579,27113 / 8
2022£1,187,696£1,197,959£901,724£585,893£525,64713 / 116
2021£938,322£962,491£590,112£596,156£596,15612 / 116
2020£1,736,367£1,474,570£936,961£620,325£620,32514 / 100

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers