The Joshua Tree - Supporting Families Affected by Childhood Cancers

Analysis

The Joshua Tree - Supporting Families Affected by Childhood Cancers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northwich. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, accommodation/housing and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05654487). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Joshua Tree - Supporting Families Affected by Childhood Cancers reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £496k to £1.1m (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Joshua Tree - Supporting Families Affected by Childhood Cancers sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guts UK Charity (£1.1m), Centre for Ageing Better Limited (£1.1m) and Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 44%, donations and legacies 36%, trading 19% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £660k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.