LADY MCADDEN BREAST CANCER TRUST

Registered charity 1062236 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUST, LADY MCADDEN'S APPEAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SOUTH EAST ESSEX FEDERATION OF TOWNSWOMEN'S GUILDS, LADY MCADDEN'S BREAST CANCER TRUST, LADY MCADDEN'S BREAST SCREENING TRUST

Preserving and promoting the good health of the female population by providing facilities for searching for serious diseases

Objects

Objects 4.1 Preserving and promoting the good health of the population by providing comprehensive education, resources, and support for breast cancer awareness, early detection, and prevention with the focus on the Essex locality. 4.2 To support individuals undergoing breast cancer treatment by providing emotional support, and practical care during their treatment journey with the focus on the Essex locality. 4.3 To help individuals who have completed their breast cancer treatment navigate life after cancer, focusing on emotional recovery, physical rehabilitation, and reintegration into daily life with the focus on the Essex locality.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE, NORTH THAMES AREA OF ESSEX

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

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

Latest income
£299k
Latest spending
£323k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £23,843 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £669,240 to £645,691. The trustees acknowledge a planned deficit strategy to facilitate future growth, noting that free reserves of £136,906 are below the stated policy target of six months of resources expended. The charity remains solvent with net current assets of £312,742 and has secured independent examination of its accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £137k; policy: six months of the resources expended)
“At 31 March 25 the free reserves amounted to £136,906 in the year to 31 March 2025.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees took the decision at 31st March 2024 to invest funds over the next 2 years to facilitate the growth of the charity for the future. This decision meant a planned deficit for the years ended 31st March 2025 and 31st March 2026 of approximately £30,000 per annum.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lady McAdden Breast Cancer Trust (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.

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Lady Mcadden's Breast Screening Trust — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 07/01/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£299k£323k
31/03/2024£317k£256k
31/03/2023£218k£223k
31/03/2022£241k£244k
31/03/2021£241k£244k

Common questions

Is LADY MCADDEN BREAST CANCER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £23,843 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £669,240 to £645,691. The trustees acknowledge a planned deficit strategy to facilitate future growth, noting that free reserves of £136,906 are below the stated policy target of six months of resources expended. The charity remains solvent with net current assets of £312,742 and has secured independent examination of its accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LADIES FIGHTING BREAST CANCER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LADY MCADDEN BREAST CANCER TRUST£299k—0below—noted
LADIES FIGHTING BREAST CANCER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£233k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF ZICHRON MENACHEM FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt
CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS CIO FY2024£1.2m—0within—no doubt
BRADFORD HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£357k—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt

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