Dear Toby Trust
Analysis
Dear Toby Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Dear Toby Trust reported income of £130k and spending of £47k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £22k to £130k (+484%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 22% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Dear Toby Trust sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newark Community First Aid (£129k), The Elaine and Angus Lloyd Charitable Trust (£130k) and The Goldschmied Charitable Settlement (£129k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To relieve sickness and to preserve and protect good health of children with cancer, by funding new research, providing financial support to trainee nurses and to those caring for seriously ill children; and to educate the public in childhood cancer funding and treatment and the critical role played by nurses, hospital staff and volunteers in caring for and nurturing seriously ill children.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Newark Community First Aid | Newark | £129k |
| The Elaine and Angus Lloyd Charitable Trust | Surrey | £130k |
| The Goldschmied Charitable Settlement | London | £129k |
| Amersham and District Community Association | Amersham | £130k |