VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST CHARITY

Registered charity 1052501 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VELINDRE NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND

To support the Trusts provision of world class research-led treatment, care and support for patients and families affected by cancer as well as other patients supported by the Trust and those who are involved in the donation of blood or stem cells.

Objects

Vision ? Invest in promoting Quality, Care and Excellence in the services provided by Velindre University NHS Trust.General ? For Charitable purposes relating to the general or specific purposes of Velindre University NHS Trust or to purposes relating to the Health Service and for any other Health Services for which specific monies have been donated for use within the UK or overseas. Patients - For the relief of illness of patients suffering from cancer or its effects as well as other patients that are/or have been treated by Velindre University NHS Trust. Staff - For the relief of sickness by promoting the efficient and effective performance and duties of Velindre University NHS Trust staff.Research - For any charitable purpose or purposes principally (but not exclusively) at or in connection with Velindre University NHS Trust, which will further the following aims; h) The investigation of the causes of cancer and the prevention, cure, treatment and defeat of cancer in all its forms; i) The advancement of scientific and medical education and research in topics related to cancer; j) The furtherance of any other charitable purpose for the relief of persons diagnosed with cancer. k) To support research and development into new and novel uses of blood, blood components and cellular technology for the benefit of patients. l) Improve donor care through the development of research activity m) Improve quality and safety of blood components and products n) Support research to improve outcomes in transplantation Aims - The aims of the Velindre University NHS Trust Charity are to; 1. Improve the quality and quantity of research undertaken by the Trust. Aims specific to Velindre Cancer Centre: 1. Improve outcome for cancer patients. 2. Improve conditions and support for cancer patients and their families that are treated by Velindre Cancer Centre. 3. Ensure that cancer patients treated by Velindre Cancer Centre have access to the best possible treatment, care and support by helping with the development of its facilities, services and training its staff. 4. Improve the scope of successful treatment by assisting with the development of Velindre Cancer Centre research activities and medical education. 5. Ensure the people affected by cancer will have their information, needs, and support addressed effectively. 6. Raise awareness about the prevention and early diagnosis of cancer within our community. Aims specific to the Welsh Blood Service: 1. Provide donors with the best care and experience possible and ensure donors feel fully valued. 2. Promote blood donation to grow the donor pool. 3. Improve donor care through the development of research activity at the Welsh Blood Service and utilise research and development activity to support the delivery of evidence based care.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £4.374m, with unrestricted reserves significantly exceeding the stated policy target of four months' planned commitments. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, supported by a diversified investment portfolio and active risk management procedures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Auditor General for Wales. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 01/02/2024, 1 day after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~26.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 22.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY.

• MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY income £4.1m
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• UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DORSET NHS CHARITY income £6.0m
• FAMILY UNIT TRUST income £202k
• VICTORIA COHEN EYE CANCER CHARITABLE TRUST income £53k
• QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND income £253k

Side by side with its peers

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