BONE CANCER RESEARCH TRUST
Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a planned deficit of £112,243 in the year to utilize accumulated reserves. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,140,986 against a policy target of six months' operational costs, and the trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“BCRT has a policy of maintaining sufficient reserves to enable the Charity to meet, as a minimum, its operational costs for six months.” — page 14
“During the year monetary donations made by Trustees to the Charity totalled £7,612 (2022: £130). A number of trustees have connections to organisations which donate funds to the Trust. Further details are provided in note 26.”
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/02/2026)
- Received assets from another charity (09/10/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (17/02/2017)
- Received assets from another charity (16/02/2016)
Trustees
- David Elstonchair
- Andrew Booth
- Anthea Martin
- Charlene Young
- Chris Sutton
- Elizabeth Bull
- Francesca Robinson
- GILLIAN JOHNSTON
- Jonathan Stevenson
- Margaret Moore
- Professor Alison Gartland
- Professor Bernadette Brennan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £4.2m | £3.5m |
| 31/12/2023 | £2.9m | £3.2m |
| 31/12/2022 | £3.9m | £4.5m |
| 31/12/2021 | £4.7m | £2.8m |
| 31/12/2020 | £2.8m | £1.3m |
Common questions
Is BONE CANCER RESEARCH TRUST financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity generated a planned deficit of £112,243 in the year to utilize accumulated reserves. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,140,986 against a policy target of six months' operational costs, and the trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Thomas Coombs Limited.
Who funds BONE CANCER RESEARCH TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BONE CANCER RESEARCH TRUST as a grant recipient include CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK, THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION, THE ROWSE FAMILY TRUST, ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK | FY2022 | £1.0m |
| THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £170k |
| CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK | FY2024 | £125k |
| THE ROWSE FAMILY TRUST | FY2022 | £40k |
| ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2023 | £30k |
| THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £25k |
| THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £17k |
| THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £15k |
| SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUST | FY2024 | £10k |
| THE INMAN CHARITY | FY2023 | £7k |
| BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION | FY2025 | £6k |
| DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £5k |
| THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £5k |
| ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2025 | £5k |
| THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £3k |
| DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £2k |
| SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUST | FY2022 | £2k |
| THE MAGENI TRUST | FY2023 | £1k |
| THE A AND R WOOLF CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £1k |
| THE MAGENI TRUST | FY2024 | £500 |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, FORMBY | FY2022 | — |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE PENNIES FOUNDATION | 3 | £822k |
| THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST | 3 | £13k |
| MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST | 3 | £10k |
| Flat Iron Trust | 2 | £2.3m |
| PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £100k |
| CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £53k |
| THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £35k |
| THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATION | 2 | £35k |