PELICAN CANCER FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1141911 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PELICAN CANCER FOUNDATION, THE PELICAN CANCER FOUNDATION LTD
Pelican is dedicated to helping those with cancer live well for longer. We achieve this by supporting medical research and education to improve surgery for bowel cancer and its associated secondary disease, particularly in the liver. Pelican has become a 'centre of excellence' for sharing life-saving, life-enhancing knowledge and skills with cancer teams and specialists.
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 generated total funds of £414,745 and spent £366,275, resulting in a net incoming resource of £48,470. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £809,368, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £300,000. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 12 months (£300,000) (held: £809k)
“The Trustees continue to hold sufficient reserves to allow the Charity and its associated activities to continue for 12 months (£300,000).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Pelican Cancer Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Lady Yuen Peng McNeice Charitable Foundation — “the Trustees of the Lady Yuen Peng McNeice Charitable Foundation are therefore delighted to support the dissemination of best practice in th…” (source page)
- Greenham Trust — “Greenham Trust are delighted to be able to support Pelican Cancer Foundation to help them deliver their vitally important OReCO workshops to…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (03/06/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ireland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PELICAN CANCER FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total funds of £414,745 and spent £366,275, resulting in a net incoming resource of £48,470. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £809,368, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £300,000. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.
Who funds PELICAN CANCER FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PELICAN CANCER FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS).
Known funders
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