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Registered charity (CIO) · Warwickshire

Shine A Light Childhood Cancer Support

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £168k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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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, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
Where
Coventry City, Warwickshire
Website
www.shinealight.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2017

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£168k£163k
  • 2024£143k£135k
  • 2023£79k£77k
Earlier years
  • 2022£43k£26k
  • 2021£33k£27k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT HEALTH AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AGED UP TO 24 WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM CANCER, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS WITHIN COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE, IN PARTICULAR BY 1) THE PROVISION OF A COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICE. TO PROVIDE A COUNSELLING SERVICE WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT ANY ADULT AND ANY CHILD WHO IS AFFECTED BY CANCER AND LIVES WITHIN COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE. 2) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WITHIN COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE WHO ARE BEREAVED OF A CHILD WHO HAS DIED FROM CHILDHOOD CANCER OR TREATMENT OR SIDE EFFECTS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER

Grants received

6 grants · £106,040 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £39,040 (3 grants)
  • The Fore · £30,000
  • Postcode Community Trust · £25,000
  • Postcode Local Trust · £12,000

Most recent

  • Postcode Community Trust £25,0002024-10-31
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,5402024-09-17
  • Postcode Local Trust £12,0002023-09-29
  • The Fore £30,0002022-12-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9502021-06-18
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

3y median 2y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
3.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

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 3Economic/community Development/employment 3General Charitable Purposes 3

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£168k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1171090
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 12 Jan 2017 as amended on 07 Feb 2019 as amended on 15 Mar 2022 as amended on 28 Mar 2022
Contact on the register
02476676159 · hello@shinealight.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
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