LINC THE LEUKAEMIA AND INTENSIVE CHEMOTHERAPY FUND

Registered charity 1078183 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LINC

Linc Charity is dedicated to supporting blood cancer patients and their families. We provide both emotional and financial support to help people who are receiving cancer care across Gloucestershire hospitals.

Objects

TO APPLY INCOME FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE, HEREFORDSHIRE, SOUTH WORCESTERSHIRE AND EAST POWYSA) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PROVISION OF CARE FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY AND OTHER CANCERS AT THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE ONCOLOGY CENTRE OR OTHER APPROVED PREMISES IN THE ABOVE AREA.B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STAFF CARING FOR THOSE PATIENTS.C) TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO LEUKAEMIA AND RELATED CONDITIONS.C) TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO LEUKAEMIA AND RELATED CONDITIONS.

Area of benefit: GLOUCESTERSHIRE, HEREFORDSHIRE, SOUTH WORCESTERSHIRE AND EAST POWYS

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£212k

Latest spending

£225k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £55,188 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets decreasing from £419,795 to £364,607. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity is in a strong financial position with adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Unrestricted reserves stood at £235,711, providing a buffer against the reported shortfall in incoming resources versus expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The charity has 2 direct employees. One staff member was also employed by the NHS with costs recharged to the charity.

“At the end of the financial period the charity had 2 direct employees. One staff member was also employed by the NHS with costs recharged to the charity.” — page 16

“The Trustees appoint the directors of LINC Trading Ltd (company number 07238085). LINC Trading Ltd runs 2 charity shops based in Cheltenham.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity appoints directors of LINC Trading Ltd, a trading subsidiary.

“At the end of the financial period the charity had 2 direct employees. One staff member was also employed by the NHS with costs recharged to the charity.” — page 16

“The Trustees appoint the directors of LINC Trading Ltd (company number 07238085). LINC Trading Ltd runs 2 charity shops based in Cheltenham.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: LINC Trading Ltd

“The Trustees appoint the directors of LINC Trading Ltd (company number 07238085). LINC Trading Ltd runs 2 charity shops based in Cheltenham.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Linc The Leukaemia And Intensive Chemotherapy Fund (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dawn Linda Greenwood · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr ASHA JOHNY
Dr REBECCA FREWIN
Dr Rory William McCulloch
Elizabeth Bryony Giles
Joseph David Pointon
Liam Kevin Seale

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£212k	£225k
31/03/2024	£207k	£212k
31/03/2023	£205k	£219k
31/03/2022	£169k	£211k
31/03/2021	£219k	£154k

Common questions

Is LINC THE LEUKAEMIA AND INTENSIVE CHEMOTHERAPY FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £55,188 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets decreasing from £419,795 to £364,607. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity is in a strong financial position with adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Unrestricted reserves stood at £235,711, providing a buffer against the reported shortfall in incoming resources versus expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/01/2021	£10k	LINC Clinical Psychology

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 LAWSON TRUST CIO	2	£21k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	2	£11k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£7k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£6k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£5k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£3k
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£400
SALOMAN FOUNDATION	1	—

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Merseyside Against Blood Cancers.

Merseyside Against Blood Cancers income £119k
LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS income £137k
LEUKAEMIA CARE income £2.5m
Blood Cancer UK Research income £21.1m
LENNOX CHILDRENS CANCER FUND income £1.4m
THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP income £5.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LINC THE LEUKAEMIA AND INTENSIVE CHEMOTHERAPY FUND	£212k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Merseyside Against Blood Cancers FY2025	£119k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS FY2025	£137k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LEUKAEMIA CARE FY2025	£2.5m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
Blood Cancer UK Research FY2025	£21.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LENNOX CHILDRENS CANCER FUND FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	unclear	12.3%	no doubt

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