--- title: "Wishes 4 Kids — charity 1092962 accounts | CharityCompare" description: "Wishes 4 Kids (charity 1092962): income £249k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/wishes-4-kids retrieved: 2026-10-07T17:41:01.435Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1092962 W4 # Wishes 4 Kids Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Wishes 4 Kids is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.wishes4kids.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1092962&subId=0) Work at Wishes 4 Kids? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=wishes-4-kids&type=claim&name=Wishes%204%20Kids) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Wishes 4 Kids? Reported income · year ending 2025-04-04 £249,260 Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-04 £292,337 Registered charity number 1092962 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Lutterworth Road Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.wishes4kids.co.uk](http://www.wishes4kids.co.uk/) Quick answer Wishes 4 Kids (number 1092962) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Wishes 4 Kids do? The objects of the charity are to relieve the suffering of children who reside in the Leicestershire area or are treated at any Leicestershire hospital and reside in the surrounding areas, children who have life limited/terminal illness, who have suffered life changing mental/physical/emotional trauma, have suffered severe abuse by the granting of a wish. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Wishes 4 Kids Answers Wishes 4 Kids gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 4 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Wishes 4 Kids's highest-paid staff paid? Wishes 4 Kids's annual return for the year ending 4 April 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Wishes 4 Kids as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Wishes 4 Kids's annual return for the year ending 4 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 16 July 2002 Previous names on the register The Ruth Mandell Children's Wish Charity Where it says it operates Leicestershire · Northamptonshire · Derbyshire · Nottinghamshire · Rutland ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; People With Disabilities. **Reported activities:** Other Charitable Activities. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Wishes 4 Kids registered for? General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Wishes 4 Kids yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Wishes 4 Kids. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Wishes 4 Kids? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Wishes 4 Kids's charity number? Wishes 4 Kids's charity number is 1092962. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1092962? Search 1092962 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Wishes 4 Kids do? The objects of the charity are to relieve the suffering of children who reside in the Leicestershire area or are treated at any Leicestershire hospital and reside in the surrounding areas, children who have life limited/terminal illness, who have suffered life changing mental/physical/emotional trauma, have suffered severe abuse by the granting of a wish. Does Wishes 4 Kids have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Wishes 4 Kids. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Wishes 4 Kids? Wishes 4 Kids's website listed in our register data is http://www.wishes4kids.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Wishes 4 Kids's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Wishes 4 Kids's annual return for the year ending 4 April 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Wishes 4 Kids? The register records Wishes 4 Kids as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Wishes 4 Kids's trustees paid? Wishes 4 Kids's annual return for the year ending 4 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. What was Wishes 4 Kids previously called? The register lists this previous name for Wishes 4 Kids: The Ruth Mandell Children's Wish Charity. When was Wishes 4 Kids registered as a charity? Wishes 4 Kids was entered on the register on 16 July 2002. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1092962&subId=0).