THE MARY HOW TRUST FOR CANCER PREVENTION
Registered charity 1122393 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Health & Wellbeing Screening and Health advice to self referred, asymptomatic members of the community, to detect early signs of life threatening illness . No charge is made. The Charity relies on volunteers, supporters, donations, grants and fundraising. The NHS does not provide financial support. The Trust was formed in 1988 on the death of Mary How from bowel cancer.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that free reserves stood at £903,415, which is above the stated policy target of nine months of budgeted expenditure. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total funds increasing to £1,797,663, supported by diversified income streams including donations, trading, and investments.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: nine months of budgeted expenditure (held: £903k)
“We maintain reserves equivalent to at least nine months of budgeted expenditure, currently £904,000 for the year 2025/26.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mrs S Ross, the wife of Mr J Ross, a representative on the board of trustees and the finance director, was employed as the lead shop manager and was paid £29,657 (2024: £28,988) in salary and pension.
“Mrs S Ross, the wife of Mr J Ross, a representative on the board of trustees and the finance director, was employed as the lead shop manager and was paid £29,657 (2024: £28,988) in salary and pension.” — page 24
“During the year £456 was paid for marketing services to Scaramanga Marketing Limited for which the sole director is a trustee for the charity.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: During the year £456 was paid for marketing services to Scaramanga Marketing Limited for which the sole director is a trustee for the charity.
“Mrs S Ross, the wife of Mr J Ross, a representative on the board of trustees and the finance director, was employed as the lead shop manager and was paid £29,657 (2024: £28,988) in salary and pension.” — page 24
“During the year £456 was paid for marketing services to Scaramanga Marketing Limited for which the sole director is a trustee for the charity.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Blue Spire Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Mary How 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.
- NEAL-SMITH, Nicola Maria — director, appointed 01/09/2025on trustee list
- MORLEY, Timothy John — director, appointed 20/05/2025on trustee list
- MEEKING, Christopher George — director, appointed 28/02/2023on trustee list
- STANBURY, Nigel Stuart — director, appointed 28/02/2023on trustee list
- SCARAMANGA, Claire Elizabeth — director, appointed 14/11/2022on trustee list
- MATHIESON, Denise Peggy — director, appointed 01/05/2022on trustee list
- BARDER, James Henry — director, appointed 01/09/2018on trustee list
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.
CQC provider record: The Mary How Trust for Cancer Prevention — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 15/07/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£92k
Reported reserves equal ~12.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (03/03/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Nicola Maria Neal-Smithchair
- Christopher George Meeking
- Claire Elizabeth Scaramanga
- Denise Peggy Mathieson
- James Barder
- Nigel Stanbury
- Timothy John Morley
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: West Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE MARY HOW TRUST FOR CANCER PREVENTION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £903,415, which is above the stated policy target of nine months of budgeted expenditure. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total funds increasing to £1,797,663, supported by diversified income streams including donations, trading, and investments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Blue Spire Limited.
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