Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Strong growth: +2
Future income +5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

SHINE A LIGHT CHILDHOOD CANCER SUPPORT

We are a children's cancer charity supporting families affected by childhood cancer between 0-24yrs from diagnosis for as long as a family needs our support. We support families throughout Coventry and Warwickshire and have a family centre in Coventry City Centre. We offer a range of services which we are continuing to develop and grow to meet the needs of all the families we support.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Established: 7 years

www.shinealight.uk

hello@shinealight.uk

02476676159

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
28/02/23		£79	£77	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
28/02/22		£43	£26	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
28/02/21	*	£33	£27	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
29/02/20	*	£42	£58	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
28/02/19	*	£50	£31	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
28/02/18	*	£20	£17	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Coventry City, Warwickshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Fore - Grant to Shine a Light Childhood Cancer Support
£30,000	01/12/2022 36	Founded in 2016, by a childhood cancer survivor Shine a Light Childhood Cancer Support provides a supportive community for young patients and their loved ones. Operating across Coventry and ....more Founded in 2016, by a childhood cancer survivor Shine a Light Childhood Cancer Support provides a supportive community for young patients and their loved ones. Operating across Coventry and Warwickshire, Shine a Light provides services support to the whole family unit, allowing members to feel less isolated in their experience of childhood cancer. Demand is doubling year on year and the organisation is at a pivotal stage of development. The Fore’s grant will fund a paid CEO position to ensure the charity has the capacity to expand its vital services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Counselling and Play Therapy
£9,950	18/06/2021	The funding will be used to continue and expand the group's existing counselling and play therapy services to children and their families who have been affected by cancer. The project aims to provide ....more The funding will be used to continue and expand the group's existing counselling and play therapy services to children and their families who have been affected by cancer. The project aims to provide advice as well as emotional support to reduce feelings of isolation following their diagnosis.
National Lottery Community Fund - Shine a Light Counselling Service
£9,550	26/03/2018 12	Bespoke counselling, therapy services and play therapy sessions will be provided for families with children who are affected by childhood cancer. This will encourage families to support each other, ....more Bespoke counselling, therapy services and play therapy sessions will be provided for families with children who are affected by childhood cancer. This will encourage families to support each other, which benefits the emotional and mental wellbeing of their children and the family unit.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ADAM PATRICK SNELLEKSZ Appointed: 2020

AMY CLAIRE THOMPSON Appointed: 2020

DAVID JAMES SEICKELL Appointed: 2019

PAUL MCGRORY (Chair) Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2017, number: 1171090

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR21: 44 days late, AR20: 10 days late, AR19: 1 days late, AR18: 1 days late,

Main office

1 Manning Walk
Rugby Central Shopping Centre
RUGBY
Warwickshire
CV21 2JT

Objectives

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

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