The Cindy Appleyard Foundation
Analysis
The Cindy Appleyard Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending October 2023, The Cindy Appleyard Foundation reported income of £33k and spending of £30k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2023, income grew from £12k to £33k (+175%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Cindy Appleyard Foundation sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Suffolk Provincial Grand Chapter Charity (£33k), The Peter Bibby Charitable Trust (£33k) and Together Sense (£33k).
Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
TO ALLEVIATE THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP SUFFERED BY THE FAMILIES OF SICK CHILDREN IN THE UK, WHERE THE CHILD'S ILLNESS REQUIRES THEM TO REMAIN IN SPECIALIST HOSPITALS A SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE FROM THEIR HOME FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL GRANTS TO HELP COVER COSTS SUCH AS TRANSPORT TO AND FROM THE HOSPITAL AND/OR THE COST TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Suffolk Provincial Grand Chapter Charity | Colchester | £33k |
| The Peter Bibby Charitable Trust | Liverpool | £33k |
| Together Sense | London | £33k |
| Fine Giving | London | £33k |