WALLACE & GROMIT'S CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION

1. WALLACE & GROMIT'S CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION 2014-12-30 → present
2. THE ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, BRISTOL APPEAL LIMITED 2002-02-20 → 2014-12-30
3. THE ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN BRISTOL APPEALLIMITED 1995-07-28 → 2002-02-20
4. THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, BRISTOL APPEAL LIMITED 1995-01-11 → 1995-07-28

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Sumer AuditCo Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Trustees regularly assess the Charity's financial position, considering cash flow, liquidity, current and future Primary Purpose activity, and commitments to Bristol Children's Hospital and NICU, against the diversified nature of income generation across fundraising, philanthropy, commercial activity and the Gromit Unleashed brand. The Trustees remain confident that the Charity has adequate resources to meet its financial obligations for the foreseeable future.”

Group structure

1. WALLACE & GROMIT'S CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION · parent
   1. Cracking Enterprises Ltd 100% · UK · Trading / Gromit Unleashed

Significant events

• “The Grand Appeal's new Patient Hotel achieved planning permission, advancing this ground-breaking development to transform children's healthcare by creating a supportive environment.”
• “2025 celebrates the culmination of two years of planning with the new Gromit Unleashed 3 trail, showcasing imagination, creativity, and excellence.”
• “During the year, the charity received a pledge of £1 million from The John James Bristol Foundation to support a future development for Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, not yet recognised in financial statements.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -21.4%

  £900,613 → £707,893

• Cash

  +8.3%

  £7,378,747 → £7,989,738

• Net assets

  -0.8%

  £10,886,218 → £10,793,813

• Employees

  +2.5%

  40 → 41

• Wages

  +7.2%

  £1,006,362 → £1,078,363

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers