COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT

Registered charity 1045849 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHAPS, UROLOGY RESEARCH IN NORTH ESSEX

The promotion of awareness in mens health and urology

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£200k

Latest spending

£174k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £89,765, a figure the trustees intend to maintain at a level covering six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £26,473 for the year, funded by donations of £200,446 against total expenditure of £173,973. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the financial statements were materially non-compliant.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months (held: £90k)

“It is the intention of the trustees that the level of reserves will cover the expenditure of the charity for a minimum of six months.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mrs M C Taylor received £1,800 for secretarial services; C M Booth was reimbursed £6,088 for expenses.

“During the year £1,800 (2024 - £1,800) was paid to Mrs M C Taylor for secretarial services provided to the charity. No other fees were paid to any other trustee.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03027095

Funders the charity credits

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

The London Freemasons’ Charity — “As Metropolitan Grand Secretary – the masonic term for Chief Operational Officer for London Freemasons – I am just delighted that The London…” (source page)

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.

TILLER, Frank Barry — director, appointed 11/06/2024not on trustee list
SCHULTZ, John Henry — director, appointed 14/10/2019on trustee list
GREEN, Stephen Patrick — director, appointed 14/10/2019on trustee list
PASSMORE, Mark Ian Weeks — director, appointed 28/02/1995on trustee list
BOOTH, Christopher Michael — director, appointed 28/02/1995not on trustee list
TAYLOR, Marie Celine — director, appointed 28/02/1995on trustee list
TAYLOR, Marie Celine — secretary, appointed 14/10/2019

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER BOOTH FRCS,
John Henry Schultz
MARIE TAYLOR
MARK PASSMORE
Stephen Patrick Green

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£200k	£174k
31/03/2024	£117k	£108k
31/03/2023	£97k	£67k
31/03/2022	£64k	£52k
31/03/2021	£16k	£37k

Common questions

Is COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £89,765, a figure the trustees intend to maintain at a level covering six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £26,473 for the year, funded by donations of £200,446 against total expenditure of £173,973. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the financial statements were materially non-compliant. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
FRIENDS OF PERSHORE HOSPITAL	1	£14k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	1	£10k
WARWICK PROVIDENT DISPENSARY	1	£5k
Royal Warrant Holders' Charity	1	£3k
WARWICK RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRITISH URO-ONCOLOGY GROUP.

THE BRITISH URO-ONCOLOGY GROUP income £231k
PROSTATE CYMRU income £515k
COLCHESTER UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £1.4m
ROYAL GLAMORGAN POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE ASSOCIATION income £114k
COLCHESTER ISLAMIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION income £180k
GFCT income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT	£200k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH URO-ONCOLOGY GROUP FY2024	£231k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PROSTATE CYMRU FY2024	£515k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COLCHESTER UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL GLAMORGAN POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£114k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COLCHESTER ISLAMIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£180k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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