COPE CHILDRENS TRUST

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Rainbows Hospice for Children & Young People is a purpose built 14 bedded unit in Loughborough, Leics serving life threatened & life limited children, young people & their families in the East Midlands & South Yorkshire. We aim to provide the highest quality of family centred care. We provide a research based, holistic approach to respite & terminal care, symptom control & bereavement support.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£9,548,854
Donations and legacies | £5.38m | |
Charitable activities | £2.09m | |
Other trading activities | £1.80m | |
Investments | £221.77k | |
Other | £60.00k |
Total expenditure:
£9,103,801
Raising funds | £2.78m | |
Charitable activities | £6.32m | |
Other | £0 |
£182,357 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £686,918 from 8 government contract(s) and £1,393,915 from 1 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £2.78m | |
Charitable expenditure | £6.32m | |
Retained for future use | £445.05k |
Raising funds and other expenditure | £2.78m | |
Charitable expenditure | £6.32m | |
Retained for future use | £627.41k |
People

167 Employee(s)
12 Trustee(s)
253 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 1 |
£70k to £80k | 3 |
£90k to £100k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Barnsley
- Derbyshire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Northamptonshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Rotherham
- Rutland
Governance
- 04 September 1992: Standard registration
- 12 December 2016: Funds received from 1117823 MARGARET ELUNED JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST
- 12 December 2022: Funds received from 1072822 LOUGHBOROUGH GATEWAY CLUB
- 06 June 2024: Funds received from 1022679 WESTON ON TRENT UNDER FIVES GROUP
- 17 September 2024: Funds received from 252609 LOUGHBOROUGH AND DISTRICT RELIEF IN SICKNESS FUND
- RAINBOWS (Working name)
- RAINBOWS CHILDRENS HOSPICE (Working name)
- Care Quality Commission
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
12 Trustee(s)
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PAUL STOTHARD | Chair | 14 December 2017 |
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Jennifer Louise Halse | Trustee | 13 March 2025 |
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Dr Ruchira Bhalla | Trustee | 14 December 2023 |
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DANIEL WALSH | Trustee | 21 September 2023 |
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Lotte Imke Dorien Rietveld | Trustee | 23 February 2023 |
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Andrew John Matthews | Trustee | 23 February 2023 |
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Dr Peter Walter Barry | Trustee | 17 November 2022 |
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ANGELA BROWNING | Trustee | 08 August 2018 |
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Vijay Sharma | Trustee | 27 September 2017 |
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Chandrakant Kataria OBE | Trustee | 27 September 2017 |
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Vipal Karavadra | Trustee | 27 September 2017 |
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Susan Elizabeth Forbes | Trustee | 20 September 2015 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £6.75m | £7.18m | £7.98m | £8.23m | £9.55m | |
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Total expenditure | £6.59m | £5.99m | £6.64m | £7.82m | £9.10m | |
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Income from government contracts | £417.88k | £279.02k | £640.18k | £523.84k | £686.92k | |
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Income from government grants | £360.66k | £540.99k | £603.29k | £1.17m | £1.39m | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £4.03m | £3.94m | £4.82m | £4.46m | £5.38m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £1.80m | £1.04m | £1.66m | £1.84m | £1.80m | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £778.54k | £1.62m | £1.36m | £1.74m | £2.09m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £91.01k | £66.70k | £75.42k | £121.10k | £221.77k | |
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Income - Other | £54.08k | £507.45k | £54.75k | £63.63k | £60.00k | |
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Income - Legacies | £1.31m | £1.20m | £1.33m | £1.31m | £1.98m | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £4.66m | £4.35m | £4.57m | £5.50m | £6.32m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £1.93m | £1.63m | £2.06m | £2.32m | £2.78m | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £92.17k | £37.46k | £39.65k | £42.76k | £49.89k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £9.87k | £9.47k | £11.23k | £13.00k | £24.45k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £2.34k | £12.35k | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £3.87m | £3.67m | £3.76m | £3.82m | £3.94m | |
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Long-term investments | £3.21m | £3.67m | £3.76m | £3.54m | £3.77m | |
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Other assets | £3.21m | £4.85m | £5.92m | £6.52m | £6.84m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £852.57k | £1.11m | £939.50k | £1.19m | £1.12m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 27 November 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 27 November 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 29 January 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 29 January 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 30 August 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 30 August 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 03 September 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 03 September 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 25 November 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 25 November 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 AUGUST 1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23 FEBRUARY 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 17 MAY 2002 AND 18TH JANUARY 2006 as amended on 10 Jan 2019 as amended on 04 Aug 2022
Charitable objects
4. Objects 4.1. The Charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to promoting the relief of illness and suffering for young persons by the provision of palliative care and in such ways as the Charity shall from time to time see fit, and in particular in the East Midlands Counties of England and adjacent areas and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality whether geographical or otherwise of such object) by: 4.1.1. establishing, maintaining and conducting hospices, residential nursing or convalescent homes for the reception of young persons, as defined by the Charity from time to time, of any sex and without regard to race or creed or any other personal criteria other than such medical criteria as may be defined by the Charity from time to time; 4.1.2. providing and promoting the provision of palliative care, or any other relevant medical care, treatments or therapies either at a hospice or at another location to such young persons as meet the medical criteria determined by the Charity; 4.1.3. providing support and care and facilities to the members of the family of the young person being cared for by the Charity whether adult or otherwise at hospices, nursing and convalescent homes, at their own homes or any other location. 4.1.4. conducting or promoting or encouraging research into the care and treatment of persons suffering from any such illness, disability, disease or infirmity as aforesaid and particularly into the care and treatment of persons suffering from terminal illness and the care of the families of such persons and by providing for the dissemination of the results of such research; 4.1.5. promoting or encouraging or assisting in the teaching or training of any persons engaged in any branch of medicine, surgery, nursery or allied services and in the teaching or training of students in any branch of medicine, surgery, nursing, allied or other complementary services; 4.1.6. by providing or assisting or encouraging the provision of spiritual help and guidance for any persons referred to in Articles 4.1.2 and 4.1.3, whether patients or families of patients or otherwise; and 4.1.7. by working in partnership with other organisations to provide, and to advance and promote, palliative care of young persons.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Contact information
- Address:
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Rainbows Childrens Hospice
Lark Rise
LOUGHBOROUGH
LE11 2HS
- Phone:
- 01509638000
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