NEATH PORT TALBOT CANCER CHALLENGE

Registered charity 1070021 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To assist in the education of the public into cancer prevention and treatment.To raise funds to further research into cancer treatment and drugs and the effective use of those drugs in cancer treatment.The provision and improvement of facilities and treatment centres for those cancer patients residing in the Neath Port Talbot area

Objects

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CANCER PATIENTS IN THE NEATH PORT TALBOT AREA, TO ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INTO CANCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND TO RAISE FUNDS TO FURTHER RESEARCH INTO CANCER TREATMENT AND DRUGS AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF THOSE DRUGS IN CANCER TREATMENT AND THE PROVISION AND IMPROVEMENT OF FACILITIES AND TREATMENT CENTRES FOR THOSE CANCER PATIENTS RESIDING IN THE NEATH PORT TALBOT AREA.

Area of benefit: NEATH PORT TALBOT.

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

Registered contact address: Neath Port Talbot, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £50,164 to £59,159 during the year, resulting in a net incoming resource of £8,995. The charity holds reserves in bank deposit accounts for specific equipment purchases, with no stated reserves policy target other than holding funds until sufficient for their purpose. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Reserves are held only until such time as they are sufficient to purchase the specific equipment for which funds are being raised. (reserves figure: £59k)
“Reserves are held only until such time as they are sufficient to purchase the specific equipment for which funds are being raised.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity is connected with The Neath Port Talbot Cancer Challenge Singers, a choir formed to raise funds for the Charity.
“The Charity is connected with The Neath Port Talbot Cancer Challenge Singers, a choir formed to raise funds for the Charity.” — page 11
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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Funders the charity credits

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bridgend · City Of Swansea · Neath Port Talbot

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£46k£37k
30/09/2024£45k£32k
30/09/2023£84k£89k
30/09/2022£40k£63k
30/09/2021£9k£488

Common questions

Is NEATH PORT TALBOT CANCER CHALLENGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £50,164 to £59,159 during the year, resulting in a net incoming resource of £8,995. The charity holds reserves in bank deposit accounts for specific equipment purchases, with no stated reserves policy target other than holding funds until sufficient for their purpose. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
KARIN BRASS MEMORIAL FUNDFY2023Unverified read£650k

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHALLENGE FUND - THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER IN THE EMERGING WORLD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEATH PORT TALBOT CANCER CHALLENGE£46k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHALLENGE FUND - THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER IN THE EMERGING WORLD FY2025£290k—0above—no doubt
NEWPORT CAB FY2025£1.5m——unclear—no doubt
PALMER AND SEABRIGHT CHARITY FY2025£62k—0unclear—no doubt
TEEN CHALLENGE LONDON FY2025£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
SEAHOUSES & DISTRICT CANCER RESEARCH & RELIEF FUND FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt

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