COST OF CANCER

Registered charity 1165956 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CANCER THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS. THIS BEING RENT, MORTGAGE, GAS AND ELECTRIC ETC.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CANCER THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£30k

Latest spending

£14k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £15,945, bringing unrestricted funds to £72,244. Per the trustees' report, this exceeds the stated reserves policy target of approximately £12,000 (representing 12 months of reserves). The charity is voluntarily run with no employees and focuses on grant distribution to reduce its current surplus.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 12 months of reserves in the bank which currently would be approximately £12,000 (held: £72k)

“The charity's reserves policy is to keep approximately 12 months of reserves in the bank which currently would be approximately £12,000.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

NICOLA MOSSchair
Catherine Barnard
EMMA KAREN THOMAS

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£30k	£14k
31/12/2023	£8k	£17k
31/12/2022	£19k	£14k
31/12/2021	£855	£11k
31/12/2020	£9k	£15k

Common questions

Is COST OF CANCER financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £15,945, bringing unrestricted funds to £72,244. Per the trustees' report, this exceeds the stated reserves policy target of approximately £12,000 (representing 12 months of reserves). The charity is voluntarily run with no employees and focuses on grant distribution to reduce its current surplus. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.