SOLAN CONNOR FAWCETT FAMILY CANCER TRUST

Registered charity 1172918 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONNOR SOLAN FAWCETT FAMILY CANCER TRUST, TEAM SOLAN

Team Solan is a charity created to help people impacted by a cancer. diagnosis or bereavement. Our aim is to help improve the quality of life of those affected by cancer within the North East of England. We provide bespoke help, support, advice and signposting for families and individuals who are dealing with the turmoil that cancer can bring.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH OF PERSONS SUFFERING WITH CANCER AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING WITHIN COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: County Durham, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£392k

Latest spending

£335k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £56,553 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total income of £391,847 against expenditure of £335,294. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £236,744, which the trustees describe as providing security and flexibility. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 12 months of running costs (reserves figure: £237k)

“Our reserves stand at £236,743, approximately 12 months of running costs, which provides security and flexibility as we move forward.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Software Provided from Excel Point

“G Swinburn Spouse of Mrs D Swinburn (Trustee) Software Provided from Excel Point”

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/05/2025

Volunteers: 30
Government income: £96,087 — grants £96,087 (14); 25% of the £391,847 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/05/2024

Volunteers: 32
Government income: £1,000 — grants £1,000 (1); under 1% of the £295,676 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/05/2023

Volunteers: 12
Government income: £9,929 — grants £9,929 (1); 4% of the £268,540 total gross income on the same return

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Harry Hubber
Paul William O'Hehir
Ryan Graham Hudson

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Yorkshire · Northumberland · Redcar And Cleveland · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/05/2025	£392k	£335k
05/05/2024	£296k	£329k
05/05/2023	£269k	£320k
05/05/2022	£269k	£232k
05/05/2021	£236k	£131k

Common questions

Is SOLAN CONNOR FAWCETT FAMILY CANCER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £56,553 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total income of £391,847 against expenditure of £335,294. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £236,744, which the trustees describe as providing security and flexibility. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOLAN CONNOR FAWCETT FAMILY CANCER TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOLAN CONNOR FAWCETT FAMILY CANCER TRUST as a grant recipient include Point North Community Foundation.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
Point North Community Foundation	FY2025	£46k
Point North Community Foundation	FY2026	£38k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	31/07/2026	£20k	Dedicated Wellbeing for Cancer Warriors Their Carers and the Bereaved
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/03/2024	£20k	Wellness Centre Coordinator
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/06/2022	£10k	Internal IT System
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/05/2020	£6k	Team Solan supports Vulnerable Families with Cancer in Aycliffe

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 PRET FOUNDATION	1	£8k
THE DWF FOUNDATION	1	£3k
AFPA TRUST	1	£2k
THE ROTHLEY TRUST	1	£2k
LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SUNSET CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE SUNSET CHARITABLE TRUST income £119k
SHARON SPRATT AND CAROLINE THOMAS TRUST income £6k
SALOMAN FOUNDATION income £231k
FIGHTING ALL CANCERS TOGETHER income £554k
FAMILY UNIT TRUST income £202k
THE DYLAN STRONG FOUNDATION income £71k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOLAN CONNOR FAWCETT FAMILY CANCER TRUST	£392k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE SUNSET CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHARON SPRATT AND CAROLINE THOMAS TRUST FY2024	£6k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SALOMAN FOUNDATION FY2026	£231k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FIGHTING ALL CANCERS TOGETHER FY2025	£554k	—	below	—	no doubt
FAMILY UNIT TRUST FY2026	£202k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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