CANCER CONNECTIONS LIMITED

Registered charity 1116728 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide for the people of South Tyneside * Telephone help * Cancer Drop-In * Counselling * Complementary therapies * Family support * Finance, benefits and debt advice * Information about cancer * Bereavement support

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£187k

Latest spending

£174k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £461,275 are sufficient to meet the charity's reserve requirement and sustain expenditure in the immediate future. The trustees consider the current financial position secure, noting that support from the local community continues to meet all financial needs. The charity holds a reserves policy target of £100,000, equivalent to six months of running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £100,000 equivalent to 6 months running costs (held: £461k)

“prudent to set aside a reserves policy of £100,000 equivalent to 6 months running costs”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cancer Connections (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £125k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

REGINALD HALLchair
Andrew Hodgson
Ashley Olley
CHRISTOPHER ELLWOOD POTTS
Dawn Townsley
FAY CUNNINGHAM · trustee of 4 other charities
JOHN ANGLIN
Jonathan Carroll

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

Operates in: South Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£187k	£174k
31/03/2024	£174k	£176k
31/03/2023	£160k	£167k
31/03/2022	£162k	£174k
31/03/2021	£200k	£173k

Common questions

Is CANCER CONNECTIONS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves of £461,275 are sufficient to meet the charity's reserve requirement and sustain expenditure in the immediate future. The trustees consider the current financial position secure, noting that support from the local community continues to meet all financial needs. The charity holds a reserves policy target of £100,000, equivalent to six months of running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CANCER CONNECTIONS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CANCER CONNECTIONS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	FY2024	£2k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Community Foundation North East	12/11/2018	£1k	GeNErosity Unsung Hero Award
Community Foundation North East	12/04/2018	£300	To support the running costs of Cancer Connections
Community Foundation North East	17/08/2017	£9k	General contribution
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/02/2007	£10k	Cancer Connections