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Bags of Hope UK
- 4 trustees
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, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout Wales
- Website
- www.bagsofhope.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023--
Earlier years
- 2022--
- 2021--
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CARE SYSTEM BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BAGS, SUITCASES AND HOLDALLS TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE EITHER: (CRITERION A) AT RISK OF BECOMING LOOKED AFTER WITHIN THE NEXT 28 DAYS. (CRITERION B) CURRENTLY LOOKED AFTER BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, OR (CRITERION C) ENTITLED TO LEAVING CARE SERVICES BY VIRTUE OF ‘PART 6’ OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES AND WELL-BEING (WALES) ACT 2014 OR THE LEAVING CARE ACT 2000.
Grants received
2 grants · £19,991 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,991 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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.
4 trustees on the board
- Cath James Chair since 2017
- Jess Kingston since 2017
- Jess Willis since 2017
- Sarah Harding since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Cath James Chair since 2017
- Jess Kingston since 2017
- Jess Willis since 2017
- Sarah Harding since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Cath James Chair since 2017
- Jess Kingston since 2017
- Jess Willis since 2017
- Sarah Harding 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
- 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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1179378
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22 FEB 2017AS AMENDED ON 12 JUN 2018
- Contact on the register
- 07511435651 · mail@bagsofhope.org.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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