THE CHALLENGE FUND - THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER IN THE EMERGING WORLD
Latest income
£290k
Latest spending
£329k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,272, which the trustees consider higher than the three-month policy target of £200. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total income of £290,400 against total expenditure of £328,904, resulting in a net expenditure of £38,504.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £4k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trustees
- Professor Sir Walter Fred Bodmerchair
- Charles Mark Lodge
- Dr ANNA ZOFIA STEFANIA ROHATINER MD FRCP
- Dr Anne Makeba
- Dr DONALD MAXWELL PARKIN
- GEOFFREY NIBLETT
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 28/02/2025 | £290k | £329k |
| 29/02/2024 | £185k | £305k |
| 28/02/2023 | £339k | £319k |
| 28/02/2022 | £220k | £223k |
| 28/02/2021 | £319k | £177k |
Common questions
Is THE CHALLENGE FUND - THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER IN THE EMERGING WORLD financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,272, which the trustees consider higher than the three-month policy target of £200. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total income of £290,400 against total expenditure of £328,904, resulting in a net expenditure of £38,504. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| ONE FOOTSTEP | 1 | — |
| THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD "CITY OF HIS GRACE" | 1 | — |
| CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK | 1 | £2.8m |
| GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHILDREN'S CHARITY | 1 | £1.4m |
| VEG TRUST INCORPORATING THE MATTHEW EYTON ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST | 1 | £1.3m |
| Flat Iron Trust | 1 | £1.1m |
| THE TANLAW FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.0m |
| The Hugh Mumford Charitable Trust | 1 | £1.0m |