Registered charity · Loughborough
Cope Childrens Trust
4. Objects4.1. 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...
- 13 trustees
- Income £11m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Paul StothardChair · since 2017
- Angela BrowningTrustee · since 2018
- Daniel WalshTrustee · since 2023
- David ScarleTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Peter Walter BarryTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Ruchira BhallaTrustee · since 2023
- Emma Louise RadleyTrustee · since 2026
- Jason Robert LingardTrustee · since 2025
- Jennifer Louise HalseTrustee · since 2025
- Lotte Imke Dorien RietveldTrustee · since 2023
- Louis Peter RequenaTrustee · since 2026
- Robert John MasonTrustee · since 2026
- Ruth IngmanTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- Where
- Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and more
- Website
- www.rainbows.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Cope Children's Trust
- Registered
- 1992
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£11m£11m
- 2024£9.5m£9.1m
- 2023£8.2m£7.8m
Earlier years
- 2022£8.0m£6.6m
- 2021£7.2m£6.0m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 3% · Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
4. Objects4.1. 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; and4.1.7. by working in partnership with other organisations to provide, and to advance and promote, palliative care of young persons.
Grants received
16 grants · £3,666,365 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department of Health and Social Care · £3,166,124 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £403,131 (3 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £82,058 (2 grants)
- Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust · £5,000
- The Grocers' Charity · £4,944 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Department of Health and Social Care
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
13 trustees on the board
- Paul Stothard Chair since 2017
- Angela Browning since 2018
- Daniel Walsh since 2023
- David Scarle since 2025
- Dr Peter Walter Barry since 2022
- Dr Ruchira Bhalla since 2023
- Emma Louise Radley since 2026
- Jason Robert Lingard since 2025
- Jennifer Louise Halse since 2025
- Lotte Imke Dorien Rietveld since 2023
- Louis Peter Requena since 2026
- Robert John Mason since 2026
- Ruth Ingman since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Paul Stothard Chair since 2017
- Angela Browning since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Angela Browning since 2018
- Daniel Walsh since 2023
- David Scarle since 2025
- Dr Peter Walter Barry since 2022
- Dr Ruchira Bhalla since 2023
- Jason Robert Lingard since 2025
- Jennifer Louise Halse since 2025
- Lotte Imke Dorien Rietveld since 2023
- Ruth Ingman since 2026
Portfolio (4)
- Paul Stothard Chair since 2017
- Emma Louise Radley since 2026
- Louis Peter Requena since 2026
- Robert John Mason since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
9.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 14.1 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1014051
- Status
- Registered
- 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
- Companies House
- Company number 02743297 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01509638000 · administration@rainbows.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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