FORCE CANCER CHARITY
Registered charity 1140676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FORCE
FORCE Cancer Charity is based in the Westcountry and is dedicated to assisting local people affected by cancer. The charity provides patient support at our purpose built centre, supports innovation, funds a local research programme and purchases "state of the art" equipment for local cancer treatment centres.The charity was established in 1987 (reg charity no 29688) but incorporated in 2011.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £96,806 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was significantly lower than the budgeted deficit of £317,000. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,289,000, placing them just £11,000 below the minimum target range of £1.3m to £1.5m. The trustees forecast that it is unrealistic to expect to break even before the end of the current strategic planning cycle in 2026/27.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Employees paid over £60,000: 3
“There were three members staff working at FORCE in receipt of emoluments (gross salary plus employer’s social security contributions) exceeding £60,000 (2024: two).” — page 50
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 33.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The cost of generating income was 33% (2023/24: 32%) but this includes work to raise all income as described in more detail in note 8 to the accounts.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.3m; policy: between £1.3m and £1.5m)
“As of 31 March 2025, our free reserves (unrestricted funds excluding tangible fixed assets) have increased from £1,199k to £1,289k, which is only £11k below the minimum target range.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (FY2024) → 3 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — FORCE Cancer Charity (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Kate Few-Singh — Chief Executive (source)
- Dr Jenny Forrest — Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
- GOTTO, Katherine Mary, Dr — director, appointed 19/05/2026not on trustee list
- GODFREY, Nicola Yvonne — director, appointed 19/05/2026on trustee list
- NYE, James Voisey — director, appointed 03/06/2025on trustee list
- HANCOCK, Amy Victoria, Dr — director, appointed 21/05/2024on trustee list
- WORTHINGTON, Marcus Kai — director, appointed 16/05/2023on trustee list
- MEW, Rosie Jane, Dr — director, appointed 13/02/2023on trustee list
- ATHERTON, Glynis Mary — director, appointed 13/02/2023on trustee list
- COOK, Francis Andre Malcolm — director, appointed 14/07/2020on trustee list
- MAYOR, Louise Victoria — director, appointed 21/09/2017on trustee list
- KIDNER, Sally, Dr — director, appointed 25/04/2016on trustee list
- PITTS, Julia — secretary, appointed 15/02/2011
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £77k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£561k
Reported reserves equal ~9.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 34.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (19/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (24/06/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (13/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (20/02/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dr Amy Victoria Hancock
- Dr Katherine Mary Scatchard
- Dr Nigel Acheson
- Dr Rosie Jane Mew
- Dr Sally Kidner · trustee of 1 other charity
- Francis Andre Malcolm Cook
- Glynis Mary Atherton
- James Voisey Nye
- Louise Victoria Mayor
- Marcus Worthington · trustee of 1 other charity
- Nicola Yvonne Godfrey
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Dorset · Somerset
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FORCE CANCER CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £96,806 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was significantly lower than the budgeted deficit of £317,000. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,289,000, placing them just £11,000 below the minimum target range of £1.3m to £1.5m. The trustees forecast that it is unrealistic to expect to break even before the end of the current strategic planning cycle in 2026/27. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.
Government & lottery funding
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