The Charlie & Carter Foundation Limited

Charity number: 1166538
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charlie & Carter Foundation, based in South Shields, provides financial support to the parents of seriously ill children with life limiting conditions which require 24 hour nursing care or specialist nursing facilities. Raising awareness of the difficulties faced by parents and carers who care for seriously ill children and strives to improve the quality of life of sick children.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £265,813
Total expenditure: £291,398

People

5 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 April 2016: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE CHARLIE COOKSON FOUNDATION LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
09909730 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CHRISTOPHER COOKSON Chair 09 December 2015
None on record
Claire Haley Trustee 21 October 2023
None on record
Joanne Nicholson Trustee 21 October 2023
None on record
Mark Nicholson Trustee 17 November 2022
None on record
Julie Skevington Trustee 20 May 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £215.46k £148.27k £251.38k £228.66k £265.81k
Total expenditure £178.36k £170.42k £210.98k £250.51k £291.40k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £31.38k £35.06k N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 May 2024 05 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 05 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 13 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 13 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 17 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 17 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 22 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 22 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 25 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 25 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09 DEC 2015 as amended on 14 Feb 2019

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES OR CONDITIONS AND THEIR FAMILIES, PRINCIPALLY THROUGH: A) PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WITH A CHILD WITH A LIFE-LIMITING CONDITION WHICH REQUIRES 24 HOUR NURSING CARE OR SPECIALIST FACILITIES SO THAT THE PARENTS OR CARERS MAY NEED HELP FOR THE CHILD. B) PROVIDING SUPPORT, INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND ADVICE TO THESE FAMILIES C) WORKING WITH PROFESSIONALS IN LOCAL HOSPITALS TO HELP ESTABLISH AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THESE FAMILIES D) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE DIFFICULTIES FACED BY PARENTS AND CARERS IN THESE FAMILIES E) PROVIDING A FURTHER FINANCIAL GRANT TO THE PARENTS PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED UPON BEREAVEMENT OF THEIR SICK CHILD, ADDRESSING THEIR FINANCIAL BURDENS AT THIS TIME.

Contact information

Address:
18
DENMARK CENTRE
SOUTH SHIELDS
NE33 2LR
Phone:
01914661429
Email:
contact@ccfemail.co.uk
Website:

www.charlieandcarterfoundation.org.uk Open in new window