Registered charity · Hartlepool
The Bradley Lowery Foundation
The Bradley Lowery Foundation is a registered charity (number 1174333) based in Hartlepool, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Rebecca Harbron Gray since 2017. Latest income £408k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as BLF - Smile, Bradleys Fight, Bradley Lowerys Fight (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £408k (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, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.bradleyloweryfoundation.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£408k£465k
- 2024£413k£478k
- 2023£447k£950k
Earlier years
- 2022£675k£727k
- 2021£567k£405k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF SICKNESS DISEASE OR HUMAN SUFFERING OF PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY IN ENGLAND AND WALES (“THE AREA OF BENEFIT”) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:1) THE ALLEVIATION OF SYMPTOMS AND THE CURE OF ILLNESS OR RELIEF OF SUFFERING BY TREATMENT OR THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND AIDS (EQUIPMENT FOR 18 YEARS AND YOUNGER) WHICH THOSE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD.2) SUPPORTING FAMILIES AND PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND SHORT TERM BREAKS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THEY ARE INTENDED. IN ADDITION THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN TO FAMILIES OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF THE CHILD OR YOUNG PERSON AND ALSO FOR THE TRAVEL / ACCOMMODATION AND FOR TREATMENTS BEING PROVIDED DURING THEIR LIFE.3) ASSISTING IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM LIFE LIMITING OR DISABLING CONDITIONS OR HEALTH AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO THAT HEALTH CONDITION OR DISABLING DISEASE AND TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN SEIZING FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES.
Grants received
3 grants · £104,632 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
- Postcode Community Trust · £75,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £29,632 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Community Trust
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Rebecca Harbron Gray Chair since 2017
- David Flett since 2026
- Gemma Louise Lowery since 2017
- Lynn Murphy since 2017
- Philip Charles Empson since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Rebecca Harbron Gray Chair since 2017
- Gemma Louise Lowery since 2017
- Lynn Murphy since 2017
- Philip Charles Empson since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Rebecca Harbron Gray Chair since 2017
- David Flett since 2026
- Gemma Louise Lowery since 2017
- Lynn Murphy since 2017
- Philip Charles Empson since 2017
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1174333
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 19 JUL 2017AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 21 AUG 2017 as amended on 26 Jul 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01913896347 · contact@bradleyloweryfoundation.com
- 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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