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THE ROSEMERE CANCER FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1131583 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For charitable purposes relating to the general or any specific purposes of the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT or to purposes relating to the Health Services, In particular , but without limitation , to support the provision of cancer for the benefit of patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria

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

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £291k for the year, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £1,891k. The reserves policy targets approximately six months of operating expenditure, which the charity estimates at £197k, meaning held reserves significantly exceed this target. The going concern statement confirms no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months of operating expenditure (held: £1.9m)
“The Trustee aims to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately six months of operating expenditure £197k.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Rosemere Coffee Shop Limited
“The Charity holds 100% of the share capital in Rosemere Coffee Shop Limited (Company registration Number 07913994), a retail outlet based in the Rosemere Cancer Centre at Royal Preston Hospital.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Beever and Struthers. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£289k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~9.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£1.5m
31/03/2024£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2023£1.7m£1.9m
31/03/2022£1.5m£1.3m
31/03/2021£706k£687k

Common questions

Is THE ROSEMERE CANCER FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £291k for the year, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £1,891k. The reserves policy targets approximately six months of operating expenditure, which the charity estimates at £197k, meaning held reserves significantly exceed this target. The going concern statement confirms no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Beever and Struthers.

Who funds THE ROSEMERE CANCER FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROSEMERE CANCER FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST, KESWICK TO BARROW WALK, BAIN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£50k
KESWICK TO BARROW WALKFY2025£19k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
BAIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£9k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4kSocial Needs
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£4k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3kSocial Needs
THE HAROLD AND ALICE BRIDGES CHARITYFY2024£2k
THE HAROLD AND ALICE BRIDGES CHARITYFY2023£1k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
THE HAROLD AND ALICE BRIDGES CHARITYFY2022£1k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES1£587k
TONY RAMPTON TRUST1£71k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£51k
THE A M FENTON TRUST1£19k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£4k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£3k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROSEMERE CANCER FOUNDATION£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£785k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO FY2024£502k—0above—no doubt
YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH FY2025£27.7m——unclear—no doubt
SUE YOUNG CANCER SUPPORT IN LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND FY2026£225k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PLYMOUTH AND CORNWALL CANCER FUND FY2025£148k—0unclear—no doubt

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