BOOT OUT BREAST CANCER

Registered charity 1138195 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of sickness and to promote and preserve good health for the public benefit, by the provision of equipment to medical institutions and charities involved in providing cancer treatment, advice and support

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:-TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BYTHE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND FUNDS TO MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITIES INVOLVED IN PROVIDING CANCER TREATMENT, ADVICE AND SUPPORT

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

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell from £380,960 to £222,512 during the year, resulting in a net expenditure of £158,448. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and remain confident of making good progress. No specific reserves policy target is stated, only a general intention to hold appropriate levels to cover future costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Boot Out Breast Cancer (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~8.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 36.1% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• DEBORAH DOWIEchair
• Dayna Clarence
• Ian Wilkinson
• JOANNE DUCKWORTH

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).