CHILDREN WITH CANCER FUND (POLEGATE)
Registered charity 1110644 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CWCF
TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN AND THEIR FAMILIES/CARERS SUFFERING OR RECOVERING FROM CANCER AND CANCER RELATED CONDITIONS, WHO PREDOMINATELY LIVE IN EAST SUSSEX AND BRIGHTON & HOVE, BY GRANTING FEASIBLE WISHES AND PROVIDING EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £36,134 for the year, reducing its total funds from £712,439 to £676,305. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £650,100 (general and designated), which is below the stated policy target of 12 months' operating costs. The trustees note that while income sources vary, regular donations and grants have helped sustain operations despite a decline in some fundraising streams.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Payments to trustees: Trustee Christopher Downton received a salary of £20,280 and pension contributions of £421. Jessica Downton (daughter of trustees) received a salary of £18,954.
“Trustee Christopher Downton received a salary of £20,280 (2024; £20,280) and employer pension contributions of £421 (2024: £435) for his role as Director during the year. Jessica Downton, daughter of trustees Christopher and Ursula Downton received a gross salary of £18,954 (2024: £14,117) during the year” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Children With Cancer Fund (Polegate) (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- CHRISTOPHER DOWNTON
- Ian Shearer
- JAMES ANDREW DENNY Co-Chair
- Marlene Frances Humphris
- Peter Tony Thomas Co-Chair
- Sylvia Jean Elizabeth Daw
- URSULA FIONA DOWNTON
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CHILDREN WITH CANCER FUND (POLEGATE) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £36,134 for the year, reducing its total funds from £712,439 to £676,305. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £650,100 (general and designated), which is below the stated policy target of 12 months' operating costs. The trustees note that while income sources vary, regular donations and grants have helped sustain operations despite a decline in some fundraising streams. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CHILDREN WITH CANCER FUND (POLEGATE)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CHILDREN WITH CANCER FUND (POLEGATE) as a grant recipient include THE DERVIA FOUNDATION, THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE, THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST, JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
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