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WORLD CHILD CANCER UK

Registered charity 1084729 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GORDON MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GORDON MORRISON FAMILY TRUST · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£3.2m
Latest spending
£3.7m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £458,530 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a restricted deficit of £475,935 which was offset by an unrestricted surplus of £17,405. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £237,000 at year-end, which equates to approximately four months of operating costs, exceeding the stated policy target of three months. The charity confirmed it is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months' worth of operational costs (held: £237k)
“it is considered appropriate that 3 months' worth of operational costs should be held as unrestricted reserves.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — World Child Cancer (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£3.2m
Total spending
£3.7m
Cost of raising funds
£459k
Reserves (reported)
£237k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Burma · Cameroon · Ghana · Indonesia · Malawi · Nepal · Sierra Leone

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£3.2m£3.7m
31/12/2023£5.9m£5.6m
31/12/2022£2.9m£3.3m
31/12/2021£2.7m£2.6m
31/12/2020£2.8m£2.5m

Common questions

Is WORLD CHILD CANCER UK financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £458,530 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a restricted deficit of £475,935 which was offset by an unrestricted surplus of £17,405. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £237,000 at year-end, which equates to approximately four months of operating costs, exceeding the stated policy target of three months. The charity confirmed it is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds WORLD CHILD CANCER UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WORLD CHILD CANCER UK as a grant recipient include PROJECT GIVING BACK, INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PALLIATIVE CARE NETWORK.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
PROJECT GIVING BACKFY2024£287k
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PALLIATIVE CARE NETWORKFY2024£65k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATION2£40k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST2£24k
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION2£11k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST2£5k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITED2£4k
FRAZER TRUST2£4k
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST2£3k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST2£900

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