Registered charity · Birmingham
Beads of Courage UK
Beads of Courage UK is a registered charity (number 1141987) based in Birmingham, governed by 2 trustees. Latest income £636k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Bcca (Charity Commission)
- 2 trustees
- Income £636k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.beadsofcourageuk.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£636k£433k
- 2024£409k£333k
- 2023£273k£351k
Earlier years
- 2022£252k£161k
- 2021£326k£416k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF CHILDREN BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER AND BY SUPPORTING SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH CHILDHOOD CANCER AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.
Grants received
2 grants · £10,500 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
- Quartet Community Foundation · £500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
2 trustees on the board
- KEN West
- Sarah Drummond since 2012
Trustees past 6 years
- Sarah Drummond since 2012
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
18.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1141987
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 14/05/2011AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 01/04/2013 as amended on 23 Apr 2018
- Contact on the register
- 07534 949254 · info@beadsofcourageuk.org
- 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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