Registered charity · Preston
Parents With Children in Hospital
Parents With Children in Hospital is a registered charity (number 1149135) based in Preston, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £3k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £3k (2026)
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
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Manchester City
- Website
- www.hardshipsupport.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£3k£0
- 2025£2k£0
- 2024£2k£0
Earlier years
- 2023£2k£0
- 2022£2k£0
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
3 OBJECTSTHE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ('THE OBJECTS') ARE (IN EACH CASE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT):(1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY,(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND(3) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGEIN EACH CASE BY THE MAKING OF GRANTS OF MONEY TO PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN UNDERGOING TREATMENT, (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CHILDREN IN HOSPITAL AND UNDER TREATMENT FOR CANCER AND TO INCLUDE SPECIFICALLY CHILDREN UNDER TREATMENT AT THE YOUNG ONCOLOGY UNIT AT THE CHRISTIE HOSPITAL AND SUCH OTHER HOSPITALS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL SPECIFY) SO AS TO FACILITATE AND ASSIST CHILDREN BEING VISITED AND ACCOMPANIED AND CARED FOR BY PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE SUFFER FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR LOSS OF EARNINGS.
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Catherine King since 2012
- Laurence King since 2012
- Olive Watson since 2012
Trustees past 6 years
- Catherine King since 2012
- Laurence King since 2012
- Olive Watson since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Catherine King since 2012
- Olive Watson since 2012
Portfolio (1)
- Laurence King since 2012
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1149135
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 30 MAY 2012
- Contact on the register
- 01772774473 · cath@hardshipsupport.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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