GFCT

Registered charity 1109385 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GRAHAM FULFORD CHARITABLE TRUST

The main objects of the trust are to spread awareness of prostate cancer and to support seminars and PSA testing programmes throughout the UK.

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Latest income

£1.4m

Latest spending

£1.3m

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £186,416, which the trustees consider appropriate against their policy target of 2.5% of income. The charity generated a net income surplus of £90,356 for the year, with total incoming resources of £1,376,598 and total expenditure of £1,286,242. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £63,895 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“One Trustee was paid £63,895 (2023 - £74,522) for the provision of administration, marketing, computer and other services during the year.” — page 18

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One Trustee was paid £63,895 (2023 - £74,522) for the provision of administration, marketing, computer and other services during the year. One Trustee was paid £5,300 (2023 - £5,100) for the provision of office services. One Trustee was paid £2,959 (2023 - £2,751) for current year expenses and £9,654 (2023 - £16,980) for accrued expenses and another trustee was paid £598 (2023 - £nil) for current year expenses.” — page 18

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income)

“Total incoming resources 1,376,598”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately 2.5% of income (held: £186k)

“The Trustees consider that holding reserves equivalent to approximately 2.5% of income is an appropriate level.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One Trustee was paid £63,895 for administration, marketing, computer and other services. One Trustee was paid £5,300 for office services. One Trustee was paid £2,959 for current year expenses and £9,654 for accrued expenses. Another trustee was paid £598 for current year expenses.

“One Trustee was paid £63,895 (2023 - £74,522) for the provision of administration, marketing, computer and other services during the year. One Trustee was paid £5,300 (2023 - £5,100) for the provision of office services. One Trustee was paid £2,959 (2023 - £2,751) for current year expenses and £9,654 (2023 - £16,980) for accrued expenses and another trustee was paid £598 (2023 - £nil) for current year expenses.” — page 18

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Charity paid £29,500 for medical technical support services KELK Consulting during the year. One of the partners in KELK Consulting is also a director in Aqua Medical Ltd, a company who were provided with consultancy services by Mill Street Consultants LLP amounting to £16,000 during the year. One trustee is a partner in Mill Street Consultants LLP. All transactions were at arms length.

“The Charity paid £29,500 for medical technical support services KELK Consulting during the year. One of the partners in KELK Consulting is also a director in Aqua Medical Ltd, a company who were provided with consultancy services by Mill Street Consultants LLP amounting to £16,000 during the year. One trustee is a partner in Mill Street Consultants LLP. All transactions were at arms length.” — page 22

“The Charity paid £2,500 for HIFU support services and £1,150 for for administration services to Motodan Ltd during the year. One trustee has a minority ordinary shareholding and a minority preference share holding in this Company.” — page 22

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Charity paid £2,500 for HIFU support services and £1,150 for for administration services to Motodan Ltd during the year. One trustee has a minority ordinary shareholding and a minority preference share holding in this Company.

“The Charity paid £29,500 for medical technical support services KELK Consulting during the year. One of the partners in KELK Consulting is also a director in Aqua Medical Ltd, a company who were provided with consultancy services by Mill Street Consultants LLP amounting to £16,000 during the year. One trustee is a partner in Mill Street Consultants LLP. All transactions were at arms length.” — page 22

“The Charity paid £2,500 for HIFU support services and £1,150 for for administration services to Motodan Ltd during the year. One trustee has a minority ordinary shareholding and a minority preference share holding in this Company.” — page 22

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: GFCT Treatment Support Limited

“During the year, the Charity acquired a wholly-owned trading subsidiary, GFCT Treatment Support Limited, which generated income of £50,000 the period.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TGFP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £74,522 (FY2023) to £63,895 (FY2024).

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Graham Fulford Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2024)

Total income

£1.4m

Total spending

£1.3m

Cost of raising funds

£67k

Reserves (reported)

£139k

Employees

0

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (20/12/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

GRAHAM RONALD FULFORDchair
Clare Anne Brown
Stephen Beard

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/11/2024	£1.4m	£1.3m
30/11/2023	£1.0m	£989k
30/11/2022	£735k	£716k
30/11/2021	£301k	£285k
30/11/2020	£202k	£206k

Common questions

Is GFCT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £186,416, which the trustees consider appropriate against their policy target of 2.5% of income. The charity generated a net income surplus of £90,356 for the year, with total incoming resources of £1,376,598 and total expenditure of £1,286,242. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by TGFP.

What does the highest-paid employee of GFCT earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £63,895 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds GFCT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GFCT as a grant recipient include FRIENDS OF PERSHORE HOSPITAL, WARWICK PROVIDENT DISPENSARY, WARWICK RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
FRIENDS OF PERSHORE HOSPITAL	FY2025	£10k
WARWICK PROVIDENT DISPENSARY	FY2022	£5k
FRIENDS OF PERSHORE HOSPITAL	FY2024	£4k
WARWICK RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	FY2021	£3k

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
SHEMTOV CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£58k
THE RICHARD HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£51k
M AND M FOUNDATION	1	£30k
SAMJO LIMITED	1	£25k
KEREN TRUST	1	£5k
PARKLAKE CHARITY TRUST	1	£5k
THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£500
THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GJPS TRUST FUND.

GJPS TRUST FUND income £349k
THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO income £502k
THE BRITISH URO-ONCOLOGY GROUP income £231k
CHORTKOV TRUST income £219k
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT income £200k
GRAND CHARITABLE TRUST OF THE ORDER OF WOMEN FREEMASONS income £107k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GFCT	£1.4m	£63,895	1	above	—	no doubt
GJPS TRUST FUND FY2025	£349k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO FY2024	£502k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH URO-ONCOLOGY GROUP FY2024	£231k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHORTKOV TRUST FY2025	£219k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT FY2025	£200k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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