Adam's Bucketful of Hope Appeal Ltd
What it does
FUNDRAISING FOR ADDITIONAL FACILITIES IN PROPOSED NEW CANCER CARE DAY UNIT.CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES TO PATIENTS REFERRED FROM LOCAL HOSPITAL. DISTRACTION THERAPIES INCLUDING TRANQUILITY ROOM AND PAMPER ROOM.COUNSELLING VENUE AND INFORMATION CENTRE ALSO USED BY ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS CRUSE BEREAVEMENT COUNSELLING, PEMBS. COUNSELLING SERVICES + PEMBS BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP.
Its charitable purposes
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE:-TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR CARERS IN SOUTHWALES BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND SERVICES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDEDBY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, INFORMATIONAND COMPLIMENTARY THERAPIES INCLUDING REIKI AND INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Pembrokeshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Undefined. in Practice, Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 June 2025, it had income of £81,902 and spent £87,758.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £81,902 | £87,758 | Not reported | 27 |
| 30 June 2024 | £76,221 | £88,139 | Not reported | 26 |
| 30 June 2023 | £81,450 | £76,644 | Not reported | 26 |
| 30 June 2022 | £56,083 | £56,230 | Not reported | 39 |
| 30 June 2021 | £51,601 | £50,043 | Not reported | 39 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 59%, from £51,601 in the year to 30 June 2021 to £81,902 in the year to 30 June 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 107% of its income in the year to 30 June 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Moondance gave £15,000 in the year to 30 June 2024, 20% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 June 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2022 | £4,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 June 2021 | £10,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 30 June 2024, the charity named 1 funder who gave £15,000. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moondance | Trust, company or other | £15,000 | £11,600 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2018, worth at least £28,268.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£23,268, 2 grants
- Architectural Heritage Fund£5,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,468 |
| 1 Dec 2022 | Architectural Heritage Fund | £5,000 |
| 27 Mar 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £3,800 |
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Bianca Alexandra Baciu
- Dr Babak Ghoreishi
- Dr Chander Bhan
- Francesca Maxine Dufresnoy
- Ionut Claudiu Baciu
- Ruth Alderson
- Sally Ann Cornish
- Thomas Tudor
- Tracey Fitzgerald
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | 30 April 2026 | Received 24 April 2026, 6 days early | Received 24 April 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | 30 April 2025 | Received 27 March 2025, 34 days early | Received 27 March 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | 30 April 2024 | Received 20 March 2024, 41 days early | Received 20 March 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | Received 23 March 2023, 38 days early | Received 23 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | 30 April 2022 | Received 18 May 2022, 18 days late | Received 18 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1136641
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 29 June 2010
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 NOVEMBER 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 8 JUNE 2010
- Company number
- 07068880This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.bucketfulofhope.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Pembrokeshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.