THE SWALLOWS HEAD & NECK CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
Registered charity 1149794 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SWALLOWS
We reach out and offer fantastic support 24/7 and will refer you to other 3rd party services if that's what you need. Our Charity is run by patients, carers, family and friends so everyone understands the problems when you are diagnosed with head and neck cancer. The Swallows was formed by cancer patients to help and support fellow sufferers and their carers.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a deficit of £37,866 for the year, resulting in a net decrease in cash funds. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £11,161, which the trustees state are held to cover three to six months of operating costs. The accounts indicate the charity is operating with limited liquidity, as unrestricted cash funds dropped from £23,317 to £11,161 during the period.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of operating costs (held: £11k)
“prudent to hold unrestricted reserves equivalent to three to six months of operating costs”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Swallows (matched by registered charity number).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (28/03/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Ali Khurram Professor
- Andrew Grice
- Joseph Bannister
- Lyanne Wright
- Mohammad Amirkhani
- Norman Joseph Hill · trustee of 2 other charities
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Austria · France · Germany · Ireland · Isle Of Man · Italy · Netherlands · New Zealand · Romania · Scotland · South Africa · Spain
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE SWALLOWS HEAD & NECK CANCER SUPPORT GROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a deficit of £37,866 for the year, resulting in a net decrease in cash funds. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £11,161, which the trustees state are held to cover three to six months of operating costs. The accounts indicate the charity is operating with limited liquidity, as unrestricted cash funds dropped from £23,317 to £11,161 during the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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