OVACOME

Registered charity 1159682 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's priority is the provision of support and information to those affected by ovarian cancer. Ovacome provides support across the UK in many ways, including; face to face support groups; phone lines; an online forum. Ovacome provides up to date information and raises awareness of the symptoms among the medical community and public. The Charity supports appropriate research.

Causes: Education/training · 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 the charity reported a net deficit of £168,146 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total income of £877,584 against expenditure of £1,045,730. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £198,664, which meets the stated policy target of holding reserves equivalent to three months of total expenditure. The trustees confirmed that adequate resources are in place to continue as a going concern.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ovacome (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 22.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (05/04/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr CATHRYN MARY HUGHESchair
• Adrian Dickinson
• John Paul McKew
• LADY Victoria von Wachter
• Lisa Jayne Christine Carroll · trustee of 1 other charity
• MRS LESLEY SAGE
• Michelle Victoria Hill
• Prof SEAN KEHOE FRCOG
• Richard Anthony Riley
• Samixa Bakul Shah

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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