THE HUMMINGBIRD CENTRE

Registered charity 1156595 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Hummingbird Centre offers support, complementary therapy and friendship to people affected by cancer. The focus of our activities is to create a place to meet, get information, be pampered and have fun: a space in which to relax, escape daily life pressures and have the opportunity to talk to others who can help support both practically and emotionally.

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Latest income
£272k
Latest spending
£221k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £116,065, which is below the charity's stated policy target of nine months' expenditure (currently at eight months). The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income of £272,064 exceeding expenditure of £220,840, resulting in a net increase in reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £116k; policy: nine months expenditure)
“As at the financial year end this stands at eight months” — page 6
Per its FY2026 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 Hummingbird Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2026£272k£221k
31/01/2025£142k£216k
31/01/2024£209k£196k
31/01/2023£174k£132k
31/01/2022£71k£71k

Common questions

Is THE HUMMINGBIRD CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £116,065, which is below the charity's stated policy target of nine months' expenditure (currently at eight months). The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income of £272,064 exceeding expenditure of £220,840, resulting in a net increase in reserves. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HUMMINGBIRD CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HUMMINGBIRD CENTRE as a grant recipient include EXTRA MILE CHALLENGES, DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EXTRA MILE CHALLENGESFY2022£2k
EXTRA MILE CHALLENGESFY2024£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kSingle payment
PINK RIBBON FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
EXTRA MILE CHALLENGESFY2023£891

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund31/08/2022£151kThe Hummingbird Cancer Support & Therapy Centre
Postcode Lottery27/06/2022£25kImproving Mental Wellbeing of those affected by cancer
UK government13/08/2020£2kVSCE CMC Fund