Registered charity · South Shields
The Charlie & Carter Foundation Limited
The Charlie & Carter Foundation Limited is a registered charity (number 1166538) based in South Shields, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Christopher Cookson since 2015. Latest income £275k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 11th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £275k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland
- Website
- www.charlieandcarterfoundation.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Charlie & Carter Foundation Limited
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£275k£311k
- 2024£266k£291k
- 2023£229k£251k
Earlier years
- 2022£251k£211k
- 2021£148k£170k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 24%. From the charity's annual return.
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 FAMILIESD) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE DIFFICULTIES FACED BY PARENTS AND CARERS IN THESE FAMILIESE) PROVIDING A FURTHER FINANCIAL GRANT TO THE PARENTS PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED UPON BEREAVEMENT OF THEIR SICK CHILD, ADDRESSING THEIR FINANCIAL BURDENS AT THIS TIME.
Grants received
2 grants · £2,990 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
Most recent
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Christopher Cookson Chair since 2015
- Claire Haley since 2023
- Joanne Nicholson since 2023
- Mark Nicholson since 2022
- Shaun Darcy since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Christopher Cookson Chair since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Christopher Cookson Chair since 2015
- Claire Haley since 2023
- Joanne Nicholson since 2023
- Mark Nicholson since 2022
- Shaun Darcy since 2025
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 1166538
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09 DEC 2015 as amended on 14 Feb 2019
- Companies House
- Company number 09909730 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01914661429 · contact@ccfemail.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th 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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