Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK Limited
The charity funds pioneering research into all matters connected with or bearing upon the causes, prevention, treatment and care of cancer to include research into and to advance the art and science of surgery as applied to cancer of the head and neck and for the publication and dissemination of the results of such researches.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £269,835 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £316,038 to £46,203. The trustees and auditors have identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to reduced income streams and limited reserves. Despite these pressures, the trustees maintain that the charity can meet its liabilities as they fall due provided planned funding and cost-saving measures are achieved.
What the accounts disclose
“We draw attention to note b of the accounting policies in the financial statements, which indicates that the charity has experienced financial pressures, including reduced income and limited reserves. These events or conditions, along with other matters set forth therein, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 10
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → material uncertainty (FY2025).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/01/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (06/04/2023)
- Received assets from another charity (20/06/2013)
Trustees
- Frances Rhys-Evans
- GARETH THOMAS
- James Paterson Robertson
- Jaymit Patel
- Keith Jones
- Mehmet Sen
- Toby Amis
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2025 | £648k | £918k |
| 31/05/2024 | £499k | £364k |
| 31/05/2023 | £500k | £445k |
| 31/05/2022 | £466k | £512k |
| 31/05/2021 | £319k | £347k |
Common questions
Is Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK Limited financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £269,835 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £316,038 to £46,203. The trustees and auditors have identified a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to reduced income streams and limited reserves. Despite these pressures, the trustees maintain that the charity can meet its liabilities as they fall due provided planned funding and cost-saving measures are achieved. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.
Who funds Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK Limited?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK Limited as a grant recipient include THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GET A HEAD CHARITABLE TRUST, ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/05/2023 | £7k | HPV-related Head and Neck cancer awareness and screening day |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS) | 3 | £72k |
| THE HISCOX FOUNDATION | 3 | £6k |
| CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST | 3 | £4k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 2 | £267k |
| THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £260k |
| THE JANET NASH CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 2 | £205k |
| THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATION | 2 | £65k |
| THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £64k |
Charities like this
- THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGISTS
- ASSOCIATION FOR THE GLOBAL ADVANCEMENT OF ENT SURGERY AND HEAD AND NECK CANCER RESEARCH
- CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK
- MOUTH CANCER FOUNDATION LIMITED
- THE GET A HEAD CHARITABLE TRUST
- BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK Limited | £648k | — | — | unclear | — | material uncertainty |
| THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGISTS | £240k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ASSOCIATION FOR THE GLOBAL ADVANCEMENT OF ENT SURGERY AND HEAD AND NECK CANCER RESEARCH | £105k | — | 0 | below | — | noted |
| CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK | £17.8m | £130,001 - £140,000 | — | unclear | 20.0% | no doubt |
| MOUTH CANCER FOUNDATION LIMITED | £114k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE GET A HEAD CHARITABLE TRUST | £351k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |