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Registered charity (CIO) · Kent

MY Shining Star

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £227k (2024)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 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, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 1 more
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Website
www.myshiningstar.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2016

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£227k£151k
  • 2023£222k£150k
  • 2022£133k£126k
Earlier years
  • 2021£124k£91k
  • 2020£76k£59k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Charitable objects

3. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE AND THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:3.1 RELIEVING AND ASSISTING FAMILIES IN NEED OF SUPPORT WHEN THEIR CHILDREN ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, IN ANY PART OF THE UK, WHO REQUIRE FINANCIAL AID AND ADVICE, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH MEDICAL EXPENSES/ADVICE, HOUSING SUPPORT, TRAVEL EXPENSES, FUNDRAISING ADVICE/SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE WITH ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT ARISE AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THEIR CHILD’S DIAGNOSES;3.2 FUNDING CONVENTIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENTS FOR CANCER THAT ARE UNAVAILABLE IN THE UK (THROUGH THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE/NHS OR FROM OTHER HEALTH PROVIDERS) WITH THE AIM OF EXTENDING OPTIONS FOR LIFE EXPECTANCY AMONG CHILDREN WITH CANCER, AND FUNDING MEDICAL RESEARCH INTO CANCER WITH THE AIM TO INCREASE CANCER SURVIVAL RATES (THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH BEING AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT).NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008

Grants received

6 grants · £49,450 total

360Giving 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

2.8y median 1y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 5General Charitable Purposes 5The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on 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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£227k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1170482
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED ONREGISTERED ON 30 NOV 2016AMENDED ON 15 OCT 2018
Contact on the register
01634362126 · enquiries@myshiningstar.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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