BREASTCANCER UNIT SUPPORT TRUST

Registered charity 1117508 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

BUST continues to fundraise for Southmead Hospital Breast Care Centre by providing state of the art equipment not available on the NHS. BUST is very grateful for donations from patients and supporters each year. A Members of BUST Group has been created to support and inform patients of the latest innovations in breast cancer care. This group can be asked for feedback on relevant issues.

Objects

TO HELP PRESERVE HEALTH THROUGH PREVENTION, DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF BREAST DISEASE IN MEN AND WOMEN IN BRISTOL AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING, OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES OR SERVICES, AND ANY OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE CAUSE THAT THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

Area of benefit: BRISTOL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Latest income
£85k
Latest spending
£14k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £340,350.99 for the year ended 31 January 2025, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £564,615.44. The trustees confirmed that the charity continues to spend less than one per cent on expenses relative to its fundraising activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — B.U.S.T (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2024)

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£2.3m
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£905k
Employees
0

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2026£85k£14k
31/01/2025£69k£409k
31/01/2024£2.2m£2.3m
31/01/2023£54k£882
31/01/2022£51k£1k

Common questions

Is BREASTCANCER UNIT SUPPORT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £340,350.99 for the year ended 31 January 2025, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £564,615.44. The trustees confirmed that the charity continues to spend less than one per cent on expenses relative to its fundraising activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.