OLDHAM CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE

Registered charity 1150581 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OLDHAM CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE LTD

Counselling and various therapies for cancer patients and their families.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROTECT HEALTH AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF PATIENTS, CARERS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CANCER BY ESTABLISHING A SPECIALIST CENTRE WITHIN OLDHAM AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS. TO PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT, THERAPIES AND GUIDANCE AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS DEEMED CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased by £370 to £183,337, despite a 10% decrease in general donations and lower shop sales. The charity relies heavily on its charity shop, which provided £48,012 in income, to maintain financial stability and fund its free services. The trustees note that while reserves appear large relative to annual expenditure, the long-term tenure of their cost-neutral premises is not guaranteed.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (29/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Paul Jean Jacqueschair
• Carole Bradbury
• Julie Gallagher
• Paul Shea
• Ruth Allington
• Suzanne Nebreda
• Tracy Gallier

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Stockport · Tameside

Income and spending

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