JO'S CERVICAL CANCER TRUST

Registered charity 1133542 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust (formerly Jo's Trust and set up in 1999) is the only UK charity dedicated to women and their families affected by cervical cancer and cervical abnormalities. We offer a range of online and face to face support to ensure women never feel alone at any stage of their journey. (Jo's Trust accounts can be found in the 'removed charities' section of the Register of Charities.)

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £356,132 from £601,602 in the prior year, resulting in a net expenditure for the period. The charity reports a difficult operating climate with income dropping to £1,360k, though it secured new partnerships to support future activities. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2022 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“In 2022, one member of staff received remuneration between £80,001-90,000 (2021 – none over £60,000).” — page 38
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“In 2022, one member of staff received remuneration between £80,001-90,000 (2021 – none over £60,000).” — page 38
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust Trading Limited
“Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust Trading Limited (Company number 08158265) was incorporated in the UK as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, with an issued share capital of £1.” — page 42
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2022)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£351k
Reserves (reported)
£356k
Employees
23

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (70% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 25.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025——
31/07/2024——
31/07/2023——
31/07/2022£1.4m£1.6m
31/07/2021£1.6m£1.7m

Common questions

Is JO'S CERVICAL CANCER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2022 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £356,132 from £601,602 in the prior year, resulting in a net expenditure for the period. The charity reports a difficult operating climate with income dropping to £1,360k, though it secured new partnerships to support future activities. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2022 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of JO'S CERVICAL CANCER TRUST earn?

Per its FY2022 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds JO'S CERVICAL CANCER TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name JO'S CERVICAL CANCER TRUST as a grant recipient include Q CHARITABLE TRUST, BRITISH SOCIETY FOR COLPOSCOPY AND CERVICAL PATHOLOGY, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GROCERS' CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£140k
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR COLPOSCOPY AND CERVICAL PATHOLOGYFY2024£20kGrant for helpline development, training, staffing and Call Back service. Note: £14,670 refunded by liquidators post year end.
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20kCancer Care
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR COLPOSCOPY AND CERVICAL PATHOLOGYFY2022£20kSupport the on-going development of the helpline including training of new and re-training of current volunteers, increased staffing and the development of a Ca
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR COLPOSCOPY AND CERVICAL PATHOLOGYFY2021£20kSupport the on-going development of the helpline including training of new and re-training of current volunteers, increased staffing and the development of a Ca
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR COLPOSCOPY AND CERVICAL PATHOLOGYFY2023£20kSupport the on-going development of the helpline including training of new and re-training of current volunteers, increased staffing and the development of a Ca
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kCancer Care
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£8k
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2023£5kHealth
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£4k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kNational
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2022£500
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£0

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH SOCIETY FOR COLPOSCOPY AND CERVICAL PATHOLOGY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JO'S CERVICAL CANCER TRUST£1.4m£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR COLPOSCOPY AND CERVICAL PATHOLOGY FY2024£655k—0above—no doubt
CANCER AWARENESS TRUST FY2024£1.1m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO FY2024£502k—0above—no doubt
GYNAECOLOGY CANCER RESEARCH FUND FY2024£1.8m——above—no doubt
CANCER SUPPORT UK (CSUK) FY2025£599k——unclear—no doubt

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