THE HOPE FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH

Registered charity 1091480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOPE AGAINST CANCER · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£628k
Latest spending
£813k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure deficit of £76,254 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £1,419,050 to £1,342,796. The trustees consider the year-end unrestricted reserves of £1,419,050 to be appropriate against a policy target of maintaining six months of committed expenditure. The charity holds significant liquid funds and investments, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 - £69,999 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
One employee received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) within the range £60,000 to £69,999 — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
One employee received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) within the range £60,000 to £69,999 — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of committed expenditure (held: £1.4m)
The basic requirement of the reserves policy is to maintain free reserves, in unrestricted general funds, at a level which ensures that the charity will be able to meet at least six months committed expenditure — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£628k
Total spending
£813k
Cost of raising funds
£295k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~16.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£628k£813k
31/03/2024£429k£525k
31/03/2023£540k£671k
31/03/2022£339k£1.0m
31/03/2021£453k£345k

Common questions

Is THE HOPE FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure deficit of £76,254 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £1,419,050 to £1,342,796. The trustees consider the year-end unrestricted reserves of £1,419,050 to be appropriate against a policy target of maintaining six months of committed expenditure. The charity holds significant liquid funds and investments, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE HOPE FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,000 - £69,999 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE HOPE FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HOPE FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH as a grant recipient include EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATIONFY2024£23k

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