THE HELEN STRAKER CHARITY

Registered charity 1161942 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To assist persons and their families who are suffering from cancer, and to provide support into research into cancer treatment.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£225k

Latest spending

£231k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £17,699 to £11,174 due to a net expenditure of £6,525. The charity generated £224,942 in income, primarily from fundraising events, while incurring £231,467 in costs to raise those funds. Per the trustees' report, the charity made £180,000 in donations to various beneficiaries during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fundraising events (94% of income)

“Income from Fundraising Events £210,517”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Helen Straker Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Graeme Percy
Antony Bulley
GORDON JOHN STRAKER
James Paul Reynolds Sheate
STEPHEN JOHN HARBOUR

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£225k	£231k
31/05/2024	£231k	£262k
31/05/2023	£303k	£292k
31/05/2022	£163k	£129k
31/05/2021	£11k	£18k

Common questions

Is THE HELEN STRAKER CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £17,699 to £11,174 due to a net expenditure of £6,525. The charity generated £224,942 in income, primarily from fundraising events, while incurring £231,467 in costs to raise those funds. Per the trustees' report, the charity made £180,000 in donations to various beneficiaries during the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE WILLIAM LEECH CHARITY	1	£20k
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUST	1	£5k
PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION	1	£5k
COL-RENO LIMITED	1	£2k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
THE DWF FOUNDATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TOGETHER AGAINST CANCER.

TOGETHER AGAINST CANCER income £508k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY income £149k
THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO income £502k
CANCER RELIEF UK income £229k
THE CHARLOTTE STRAKER PROJECT income £2.3m
SUE YOUNG CANCER SUPPORT IN LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND income £225k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HELEN STRAKER CHARITY	£225k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TOGETHER AGAINST CANCER FY2025	£508k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY FY2025	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO FY2024	£502k	—	above	—	no doubt
CANCER RELIEF UK FY2025	£229k	Under £60,000	above	—	no doubt
THE CHARLOTTE STRAKER PROJECT FY2025	£2.3m	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.