BEECHWOOD CANCER CARE CENTRE

Registered charity 1006015 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIVING POSITIVELY LTD, STOCKPORT TERMINAL CARE TRUST

Beechwood Cancer Care Centre aims to provide emotional and psychological support to anyone affected by cancer or other life limiting illnesses. This includes counselling, complementary therapies and group activities. The services delivered are for patients, carers and the wider family members including children.

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Latest income

£974k

Latest spending

£805k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £1.68m are held, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of 12 months of regular expenditure (£800k). The charity reported a net income increase of 72% to £170k, driven by a decrease in total expenditure despite a slight drop in incoming resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: £70,001 - £80,000 1” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: £70,001 - £80,000 1” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12 months of regular expenditure, estimated at £800k (held: £1.7m)

“They have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds (not committed nor invested in tangible fixed assets held by the Charity) should equate to 12 months of regular expenditure, estimated at £800k.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Pareto Financial Planning Ltd (John Stevenson is a Director) purchased fundraising event tickets totalling £15,600

“During the financial year Pareto Financial Planning Ltd (John Stevenson is a Director) purchased fundraising event tickets totalling £15,600 (2024: £11,500). Luna Investment Management Ltd (John Stevenson is a Director) purchased fundraising event tickets totalling £6,850 (2024: £6,400). John Stevenson, a trustee of the charity, incurred and was subsequently reimbursed £60,728 for the direct costs of staging the charity's Man@Manchester fundraising event.” — page 29

“During the financial year Pareto Financial Planning Ltd (John Stevenson is a Director) purchased fundraising event tickets totalling £15,600 (2024: £11,500). Luna Investment Management Ltd (John Stevenson is a Director) purchased fundraising event tickets totalling £6,850 (2024: £6,400). John Stevenson, a trustee of the charity, incurred and was subsequently reimbursed £60,728 for the direct costs of staging the charity's Man@Manchester fundraising event.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Luna Investment Management Ltd (John Stevenson is a Director) purchased fundraising event tickets totalling £6,850

“During the financial year Pareto Financial Planning Ltd (John Stevenson is a Director) purchased fundraising event tickets totalling £15,600 (2024: £11,500). Luna Investment Management Ltd (John Stevenson is a Director) purchased fundraising event tickets totalling £6,850 (2024: £6,400). John Stevenson, a trustee of the charity, incurred and was subsequently reimbursed £60,728 for the direct costs of staging the charity's Man@Manchester fundraising event.” — page 29

“During the financial year Pareto Financial Planning Ltd (John Stevenson is a Director) purchased fundraising event tickets totalling £15,600 (2024: £11,500). Luna Investment Management Ltd (John Stevenson is a Director) purchased fundraising event tickets totalling £6,850 (2024: £6,400). John Stevenson, a trustee of the charity, incurred and was subsequently reimbursed £60,728 for the direct costs of staging the charity's Man@Manchester fundraising event.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: John Stevenson (Trustee) reimbursed £60,728 for direct costs of staging the Man@Manchester fundraising event

“During the financial year Pareto Financial Planning Ltd (John Stevenson is a Director) purchased fundraising event tickets totalling £15,600 (2024: £11,500). Luna Investment Management Ltd (John Stevenson is a Director) purchased fundraising event tickets totalling £6,850 (2024: £6,400). John Stevenson, a trustee of the charity, incurred and was subsequently reimbursed £60,728 for the direct costs of staging the charity's Man@Manchester fundraising event.” — page 29

“During the financial year Pareto Financial Planning Ltd (John Stevenson is a Director) purchased fundraising event tickets totalling £15,600 (2024: £11,500). Luna Investment Management Ltd (John Stevenson is a Director) purchased fundraising event tickets totalling £6,850 (2024: £6,400). John Stevenson, a trustee of the charity, incurred and was subsequently reimbursed £60,728 for the direct costs of staging the charity's Man@Manchester fundraising event.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02650841

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Beechwood Cancer Care Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

HARRISON, Penny Louise — director, appointed 01/01/2023on trustee list
EAGLE, Christian Martin — director, appointed 10/02/2022on trustee list
BEVAN, Peter Joseph — director, appointed 28/04/2020on trustee list
COOK, Ian Kelvin — director, appointed 08/12/2014on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£974k

Total spending

£805k

Cost of raising funds

£347k

Reserves (reported)

£1.7m

Employees

17

Reported reserves equal ~25.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN STEVENSONchair
Christian Eagle
Ian Kelvin Cook
Penny Harrison
Peter Bevan

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£974k	£805k
31/03/2024	£1.0m	£918k
31/03/2023	£1.1m	£797k
31/03/2022	£1.0m	£695k
31/03/2021	£584k	£667k

Common questions

Is BEECHWOOD CANCER CARE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves of £1.68m are held, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of 12 months of regular expenditure (£800k). The charity reported a net income increase of 72% to £170k, driven by a decrease in total expenditure despite a slight drop in incoming resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BEECHWOOD CANCER CARE CENTRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	29/07/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
Stockport MBC	04/05/2020	£1k	Grant to Beechwood Cancer Care
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/12/2006	£5k	Clinical Hypnosis and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/12/2004	£5k	Therapies

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	2	£6k
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST	2	£4k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	1	—
GAMBLEAWARE	1	£541k
OLLINGHAM LIMITED	1	£50k
THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£40k
FRIENDS OF ACHIEZER ARAD	1	£35k
JEWISH CHILD'S DAY	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CANCERCARE (NORTH LANCASHIRE & SOUTH CUMBRIA).

CANCERCARE (NORTH LANCASHIRE & SOUTH CUMBRIA) income £1.9m
WOODLANDS HOSPICE CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.5m
Beechwood Architecture Charity income £1.4m
CANCERWISE income £146k
The Holistic Cancer Centre income £211k
ACHEINU CANCER SUPPORT income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BEECHWOOD CANCER CARE CENTRE	£974k	£70,001 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
CANCERCARE (NORTH LANCASHIRE & SOUTH CUMBRIA) FY2025	£1.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODLANDS HOSPICE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.5m	—	—	unclear	56.1%	no doubt
Beechwood Architecture Charity FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CANCERWISE FY2025	£146k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Holistic Cancer Centre FY2025	£211k	—	0	unclear	—	noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.