HEARTBURN CANCER UK

Registered charity 1136413 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEARTBURN CANCER AWARENESS AND SUPPORT

HCUK works to raise awareness and to educate the public and the medical profession about heartburn, reflux, Barrett's Oesophagus, oesophageal adenocarcinoma, cardia and related diseases. It provides facilities for the detection and treatment of such diseases, promotes research into causes, prevention, treatment and cure. It supports people suffering from symptoms and also post-operative.

Objects

THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS (THE 'OBJECTS'):THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM HEARTBURN, REFLUX, BARRETTS OESOPHAGUS, CARDIA AND CARDIA AND OESOPHAGEAL CANCER AND RELATED DISEASES AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF THE SAID DISEASES AND BY PAYMENT TOWARDS THE MAINTENANCE AND RUNNING COSTS OF SUCH FACILITIES; AND/ORTHE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND MEDICAL PROFESSION IN ALL ASPECTS OF HEARTBURN, REFLUX, BARRETTS OESOPHAGUS, CARDIA AND CARDIA AND OESOPHAGEAL CANCER AND RELATED DISEASES INCLUDING, BY PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO ITS CAUSES, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE; AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE WHICH THE TRUSTEES IN THE ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £75,539 for the year, resulting in a decline in total funds from £257,940 to £182,401. Despite this downturn in income, the trustees report that the reserves policy target of approximately £45,000 has been maintained throughout the year. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were inaccurate or non-compliant.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Mimi Erica MCCORDchair
• BERYL ANNE HUNTINGDON
• Dr OLIVER JOHN STOVIN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Joanna Dawn Stevenson
• Michael John Charles Farrier
• Professor Rebecca Clare Fitzgerald
• Rowena Melynda Somerville-Cotton

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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Government & lottery funding

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