WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

• Turnover

  -7.2%

  £1,001,759 → £929,173

• Cash

  -32.7%

  £397,057 → £267,415

• Net assets

  -31.4%

  £1,357,232 → £930,959

• Employees

  -17.6%

  17 → 14

  lowest in 4 filed years

• Wages

  +5.6%

  £478,501 → £505,216

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. 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

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

UHY Hacker Young

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for at least 12 months from authorising these financial statements and believe that the charity remains in a sustainable position to be able to continue as a going concern.”

Significant events

• “In June 2025 under the leadership of a new Chair and CEO the charity undertook a comprehensive review of operational structures and governance, to develop the organisation across all areas and ensure that controls and procedures were enhanced. This review, led to significant reduction in operating costs for the long term and a staff re-structure that will future proof the charity's ability to achieve its strategic objectives moving forward. The charity will be launching its next 3-year strategy in 2027. The Charity remains a low-risk organisation.”
• “The financial results for the year ended 2025 show a deficit of over £400,000. This position reflects a planned and controlled investment following the appointment of a new Chair and Chief Executive in June 2025. The decision was taken to utilise reserves in order to both maintain the delivery of Wishes at existing levels and undertake a comprehensive organisational restructure to secure the charity's long-term sustainability.”

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

Filings

10

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

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