COBALT HEALTH
Registered charity 1090790 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COBALT, COBALT APPEAL FUND, COBALT MEDICAL CHARITY, COBALT UNIT APPEAL FUND, Cobalt Medical Charity, GLOUCESTERSHIRE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SERVICE
The Charity works, in collaboration with the National Health Service and other bodies, to prevent, detect, diagnose and treat or alleviate cancers and other life limiting disease/injury. It does this by providing:1) funding to support local NHS oncological and allied services2) a Cancer Prevention and Education Service3) an MRI scanning service4) a PET-CT service5) funding of research
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that Cobalt Health reported a deficit of £469,660 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement from the previous year's deficit of £1.56 million. The charity holds general reserves of £4.4 million, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover potential risks and maintain financial viability. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to meet existing projects and planned equipment replacement, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern status.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cobalt (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.
- PEEK, Russell James, Dr — director, appointed 26/02/2026on trustee list
- JENKINS, Felicity Helen, Dr — director, appointed 16/11/2023on trustee list
- JONES, Matthew Nicholas — director, appointed 16/11/2023on trustee list
- LEONARD, Philip James — director, appointed 16/11/2023on trustee list
- SISSONS, Pamela Mary — director, appointed 23/06/2022on trustee list
- MORRIS, Claire Rachel — director, appointed 23/06/2022on trustee list
- UDALE, Valerie Jane, Dr — director, appointed 24/02/2020on trustee list
- GODDARD, Ruth Elaine — director, appointed 24/02/2020on trustee list
- ROPNER, Janet Elizabeth, Dr — director, appointed 28/05/2019on trustee list
- PIFF, Jennifer Louise — secretary, appointed 26/06/2025
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £950k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Cobalt Health — Registered, 2 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 12/07/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£341k
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- The Institute of Translational Medicine: Requires improvement (02/09/2022) · CQC record
- Cobalt Health: Good (18/12/2024) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/08/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Philip James Leonardchair
- Claire Morris
- Dr Felicity Jenkins
- Dr Janet Ropner
- Dr Valerie Jane Udale
- Matthew Nicholas Jones
- Pamela Sissons
- Russell Peek · trustee of 1 other charity
- Ruth Elaine Goddard · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is COBALT HEALTH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Cobalt Health reported a deficit of £469,660 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement from the previous year's deficit of £1.56 million. The charity holds general reserves of £4.4 million, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover potential risks and maintain financial viability. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to meet existing projects and planned equipment replacement, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds COBALT HEALTH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name COBALT HEALTH as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SAINTBURY TRUST, PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION, THE FIELDROSE CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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