THE CHARTWELL CANCER TRUST

Registered charity 1109784 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARTWELL CANCER TRUST

The relief of persons suffering from cancer and leukaemia by providing financial support to the Chartwell unit situated in The Princess Royal University Hospital in Farnborough, Kent or such other hospitals or organisations as the trustees may determine, to purchase equipment, and by any other charitable means which the trustees determine.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£627k
Latest spending
£618k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £22,634 for the year, resulting in negative net assets. The trustees acknowledge that the charity fell short of its reserve policy target of three months' running costs and relies on unsecured, interest-free loans from trustees to meet its liabilities, confirming that going concern is dependent on this continued creditor support.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-23k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“As at the balance sheet date, the charity fell short of its target”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee R Rogan received salary for employment at the charity.
“During the year, R Rogan a trustee of the charity, received a salary respect of her employment at the charity. Their salary is not in relation to her role or work as a trustee.” — page 16
“During the year, N Reilly a trustee of the charity, received payments in respect of services provided to the charity. The payment is not in relation to her role or work as a trustee.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee N Reilly received payments for services provided to the charity.
“During the year, R Rogan a trustee of the charity, received a salary respect of her employment at the charity. Their salary is not in relation to her role or work as a trustee.” — page 16
“During the year, N Reilly a trustee of the charity, received payments in respect of services provided to the charity. The payment is not in relation to her role or work as a trustee.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee M W Douglas loaned £30,000 to the charity; outstanding balance £50,000.
“During the year, R Rogan a trustee of the charity, received a salary respect of her employment at the charity. Their salary is not in relation to her role or work as a trustee.” — page 16
“During the year, N Reilly a trustee of the charity, received payments in respect of services provided to the charity. The payment is not in relation to her role or work as a trustee.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Chartwell Shops Limited, a related party, owed the charity £58.
“During the year, R Rogan a trustee of the charity, received a salary respect of her employment at the charity. Their salary is not in relation to her role or work as a trustee.” — page 16
“During the year, N Reilly a trustee of the charity, received payments in respect of services provided to the charity. The payment is not in relation to her role or work as a trustee.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Chartwell Cancer Trust (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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£627k
Total spending
£618k
Cost of raising funds
£520k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 82.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£627k£618k
31/05/2024£647k£676k
31/05/2023£731k£674k
31/05/2022£583k£725k
31/05/2021£887k£954k

Common questions

Is THE CHARTWELL CANCER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £22,634 for the year, resulting in negative net assets. The trustees acknowledge that the charity fell short of its reserve policy target of three months' running costs and relies on unsecured, interest-free loans from trustees to meet its liabilities, confirming that going concern is dependent on this continued creditor support. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CHARTWELL CANCER TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CHARTWELL CANCER TRUST as a grant recipient include E B M CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GEORGE GOODSIR CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION, THE REED FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£50k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£40k
THE GEORGE GOODSIR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE GEORGE GOODSIR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATIONFY2026£7kFunding of a patient monitor for young cancer patients.
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kTo fund an expert team (videographer, animator and project manager) to produce a series of films & animations dedicated to Cancer treatments.
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2021—

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2024£20kOncology Healthcare App for cancer communities
The National Lottery Community Fund18/07/2019£10kChildhood Cancer Support Groups

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHARTWELL CHILDREN'S CANCER TRUST CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CHARTWELL CANCER TRUST£627k—0below—no doubt
THE CHARTWELL CHILDREN'S CANCER TRUST CIO FY2026£191k—0above—no doubt
FORTUNESWELL CANCER TRUST FY2026£147k—0unclear—no doubt
Merseyside Against Blood Cancers FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL FY2025£701k—0unclear—no doubt
TY OLWEN TRUST FUND FY2025£699k—0above—no doubt

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