THE ODDBALLS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1164815 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The OddBalls Foundation raises awareness of Testicular Cancer by delivering educational talks, distributing self-check guides, and attending events with our mobile awareness unit, The OddPod. We operate across the UK & Ireland, encouraging early detection through regular self-checks to help save lives.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £431,673, up from £212,872 in the prior year, driven by a net movement in funds of £218,801. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, with the independent examiner confirming no material matters were identified during the examination.

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.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 09842464

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The OddBalls Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• KENNEDY, Summer Jane, Dr — director, appointed 01/09/2024on trustee list
• LEE, Daniel — director, appointed 01/09/2024on trustee list
• MILLER, Emily — director, appointed 01/09/2024on trustee list
• WARD, Stuart David — director, appointed 01/09/2024on trustee list
• WHITESIDE, Simon — director, appointed 07/02/2023on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~9.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 51.8% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Stuart David Wardchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Daniel Lee
• Dr Summer Jane Kennedy · trustee of 1 other charity
• Emily Miller
• Simon David Whiteside

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

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

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Funders of similar charities

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Side by side with its peers

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