WHITE HOUSE CANCER SUPPORT LIMITED
To provide practical help and emotional support to cancer patients and those who care for them. We also provide a cancer related information centre
Objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: A) TO RELIEVE CANCER PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR FRIENDS RESIDENT IN THE DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH AREA AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS, OF THE TRAUMA OF THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER BY THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL HELP AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; B) TO FURTHER THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF CANCER, ITS TREATMENT AND ITS EFFECTS, ON THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, BOTH CLINICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The charity reported a net expenditure of £11,458 for the year, resulting in total funds of £609,174. Unrestricted reserves stood at £54,641, which is below the board's stated policy target of maintaining a cash reserve equivalent to at least a year's potential expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees confirming sufficient funds to meet liabilities for more than the next 12 months.
What the accounts disclose
“It is board policy to attempt to maintain a cash reserve equivalent to at least a year's potential expenditure.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 46
- Government income: £61,320 — contracts £61,320 (1); 26% of the £236,357 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 48
- Government income: £66,529 — grants £66,529 (2); 39% of the £168,897 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 51
- Government income: £59,671 — contracts £59,671 (1); 31% of the £190,874 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 15/02/2024, 15 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (28/09/2015)
- Received assets from another charity (08/05/2012)
Trustees
- Jayne Louise Emerychair
- DEBORAH BROWNLEE MBA, MCMI
- Gurwinder Paul Singh
- Lynn Smith
- MARK SMITH
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £236k | £225k |
| 31/03/2025 | £169k | £235k |
| 31/03/2024 | £191k | £233k |
| 31/03/2023 | £206k | £240k |
| 31/03/2022 | £224k | £215k |
Common questions
Is WHITE HOUSE CANCER SUPPORT LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £11,458 for the year, resulting in total funds of £609,174. Unrestricted reserves stood at £54,641, which is below the board's stated policy target of maintaining a cash reserve equivalent to at least a year's potential expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees confirming sufficient funds to meet liabilities for more than the next 12 months. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WHITE HOUSE CANCER SUPPORT LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WHITE HOUSE CANCER SUPPORT LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE CADBURY FOUNDATION, PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION, THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE AUBREY ORCHARD-LISLE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE CADBURY FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £5k | Health and Wellbeing |
| PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £5k | |
| THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £5k | |
| THE AUBREY ORCHARD-LISLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £5k | |
| THE AUBREY ORCHARD-LISLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £4k | |
| THE AUBREY ORCHARD-LISLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £4k | |
| THE AUBREY ORCHARD-LISLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £3k | |
| THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2021 | £3k | |
| THE CADBURY FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £3k | Health and Wellbeing |
| THE NEVILLE ABRAHAM FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £1k | Donation |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS' AND SALUTATION, BLACKWELL, DARLINGTON | FY2023 | £336 | PCC |
| THE NEVILLE ABRAHAM FOUNDATION | FY2025 | Unverified read£200 | Donation to Cancer Support |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS' AND SALUTATION, BLACKWELL, DARLINGTON | FY2022 | £123 | PCC |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
| YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
| THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
| THE OAKDALE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- CANCER CARE HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CHARITABLE TRUST
- WORLD CANCER CARE
- OLDHAM CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE
- COMBAT CANCER
- CAMBRIDGE CANCER HELP CENTRE
- THE WHITWORTH CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE HOUSE CANCER SUPPORT LIMITED | £236k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| CANCER CARE HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CHARITABLE TRUST | £86k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WORLD CANCER CARE | £66k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OLDHAM CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE | £73k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMBAT CANCER | £50k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CAMBRIDGE CANCER HELP CENTRE | £67k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |