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.

Objects

A) TO ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION, PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION OF (I) THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CANCER; AND (II) THE MENTAL HEALTH OF A CANCER SUFFERER'S FAMILY; ANDB) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS BY ASSISTING RESEARCH INTO THE NATURE, CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS AND PREVENTION OF CANCER AND THE USEFUL DISSEMINATION OF SUCH RESEARCH,THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS TO SUCH REGISTERED CHARITIES AS THAT BE THOUGHT FIT.

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

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

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Graeme Percy
• Andrew Laurence King
• 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

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HELEN ROLLASON HEAL CANCER CHARITY LIMITED.

• HELEN ROLLASON HEAL CANCER CHARITY LIMITED income £933k
• THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITY income £176k
• LADIES FIGHTING BREAST CANCER CHARITABLE TRUST income £233k
• THE HENRY ALLEN TRUST income £118k
• BREAST CANCER HOPE income £56k
• THE CARON KEATING FOUNDATION income £28k

Side by side with its peers

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