Beads of Courage UK

Registered charity 1141987 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCCA, BE CHILD CANCER AWARE · also registered in Scotland as SC044198 (OSCR)

Under licence from Beads of Courage Inc., Beads of Courage UK offers emotional support to children with chronic and serious illness by providing Beads of Courage programmes to Oncology/Haematology, Burns, Cardiac, NICU, and Chronic Conditions units throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. Beads of Courage restores a child's sense of self when coping with a serious illness.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £464,479 to £667,928, driven by a net income of £203,449 generated from donations. The charity holds £469,728 in cash at bank with no current liabilities, indicating strong liquidity and a surplus position for the year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Beads of Courage UK (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Children with Cancer UK — “The Beads of Courage UK Oncology Programme is delighted to be supported by Children with Cancer UK” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~18.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 68.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• KEN WEST
• SARAH DRUMMOND

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).