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Ducklings: the Charity of the Nottingham Children's Hospital School
Ducklings: the Charity of the Nottingham Children's Hospital School is a registered charity (number 1170283) based in Nottingham, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Kathy Harwood since 2019. Latest income £7k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £7k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire
- Website
- www.qmceducationcentre.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£7k£7k
- 2024£7k£8k
- 2023£7k£8k
Earlier years
- 2022£11k£11k
- 2021£11k£13k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:1) TO ADVANCEMENT THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON THE SUBJECT OF THE EDUCATION OF SICK CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS;2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT NOTTINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL;3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;4) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PARENTS AND THEIR SICK CHILDREN WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING SICK BY:A. PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE PARENTS TO MAXIMISE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN;B. PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SICK CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Kathy Harwood Chair since 2019
- Dale Anthony Grounds since 2024
- Karina Williams since 2016
- Lorraine Campbell since 2024
- Pietro Navarra since 2019
- Richard Cook since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Kathy Harwood Chair since 2019
- Karina Williams since 2016
- Pietro Navarra since 2019
- Richard Cook since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Kathy Harwood Chair since 2019
- Dale Anthony Grounds since 2024
- Karina Williams since 2016
- Lorraine Campbell since 2024
- Pietro Navarra since 2019
- Richard Cook since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 1170283
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 27 JUN 2016
- Contact on the register
- 0115 9709753 · www.adminqmc@hhe.nottingham.sch.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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