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Coram Beanstalk
Coram Beanstalk is a registered charity (number 296454) based in London, governed by 8 trustees. Latest income £763k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as VRH, Beanstalk (Charity Commission)
- 8 trustees
- Income £763k (2025)
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Network
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Who leads it
- Cassandra Anna BuchananTrustee · since 2025
- Hanif BarmaTrustee · since 2020
- James Robert AshtonTrustee · since 2025
- Jill Patricia PAYTrustee · since 2013
- Philip NelsonTrustee · since 2019
- Saana Elizabeth Johanna KarkiTrustee · since 2018
- Sharon LambertTrustee · since 2023
- Stefano MaifreniTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.corambeanstalk.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Coram Beanstalk
- Registered
- 1991
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£763k£883k
- 2024£830k£832k
- 2023£1.2m£863k
Earlier years
- 2022£1.2m£1.0m
- 2021£1.2m£1.2m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PARTICULARLY BY HELPING THEM OVERCOME READING DIFFICULTIES.
Grants received
52 grants · £1,314,780 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 · £524,281 (30 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £420,000 (3 grants)
- Tuixen Foundation · £200,000 (8 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £90,000
- Northern Rock Foundation · £26,918
Most recent
- 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.
8 trustees on the board
- Cassandra Anna Buchanan since 2025
- Hanif Barma since 2020
- Jill Patricia PAY since 2013
- James Robert Ashton since 2025
- Philip Nelson since 2019
- Saana Elizabeth Johanna Karki since 2018
- Sharon Lambert since 2023
- Stefano Maifreni since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Hanif Barma since 2020
- Jill Patricia PAY since 2013
- Philip Nelson since 2019
- Saana Elizabeth Johanna Karki since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Jill Patricia PAY since 2013
- James Robert Ashton since 2025
- Philip Nelson since 2019
- Saana Elizabeth Johanna Karki since 2018
- Sharon Lambert since 2023
- Stefano Maifreni since 2023
Portfolio (2)
- Cassandra Anna Buchanan since 2025
- Hanif Barma since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- 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
7.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 0.1 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 296454
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/02/1987AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/11/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/10/2007 as amended on 21 Jan 2019 as amended on 21 Jan 2019
- Companies House
- Company number 02101719 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 020 7729 4087 · admin@corambeanstalk.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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