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the little princess trust

The charity supports children and young people. The Little Princess Trust 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 Herefordshire and operates in England And Wales, Ireland, and various other locations.


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

The Little Princess Trust provides real hair wigs free of charge to children and young people up to the age of 24, who have lost their own hair due to cancer treatment and other conditions. We fund vital, innovative research leading to better treatments for childhood cancers that affect patient outcomes. We support the development of less aggressive and less toxic cancer treatments for children.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£9,101,166
Latest Expenditure
£9,078,637

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 89.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 90.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 12.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £8,472,282
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £47,724
Investments £572,337
Other Income £8,823

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £8,181,290
Raising Funds £897,347
Governance £267,166
Grants to Institutions £5,911,237
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£9,101,166£9,078,637£8,181,290£16,235,249£4,138,81832 / 17
2023£6,463,777£9,049,346£8,372,654£15,535,240£3,704,54734 / 13
2022£8,148,787£8,346,042£7,709,215£18,281,789£6,168,07729 / 14
2021£9,092,566£7,808,831£7,216,994£19,145,289£3,421,69524 / 14
2020£4,755,507£4,006,616£3,534,270£16,164,526£2,682,90222 / 10

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers