THE ECANCER GLOBAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1176307 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ecancer

ecancer's mission is to raise the standards of care for cancer patients across the world through education. We educate the cancer community through our platforms ecancer.org, ecancerpatient and live meetings. All our educational content is freely accessible and designed to improve the community's knowledge and understanding of the disease.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARETO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:-- THE CREATION AND REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL MODULES, MATERIALS, VIDEOS AND NEWS TO EDUCATE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE LATEST CANCER RESEARCH; - SUPPORTING OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING AND DISSEMINATION IN ORDER TO FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH AND THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITHOUT CHARGE; - DISSEMINATING THE LATEST EVIDENCE BASED KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH INTO THE TREATMENT, PREVENTION AND CURE OF CANCER TO ENABLE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE WORLD TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS WHICH WILL IMPROVE PATIENT CARE; AND- ORGANISING AND RUNNING EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIA AND OTHER EVENTS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

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

Latest income
£973k
Latest spending
£912k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit for the year, resulting in negative free unrestricted reserves of £609,969. The trustees' report notes that the charity is in the process of building reserves to protect the continuity of its core work. Despite the negative equity position, the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: To provide a level of working capital that protects the continuity of our core work; To provide a level of funding for unexpected opportunities; and To provide cover for risks such as unforeseen expenditure or unanticipated loss of income. (held: £-610k)
“To provide a level of working capital that protects the continuity of our core work; To provide a level of funding for unexpected opportunities; and To provide cover for risks such as unforeseen expenditure or unanticipated loss of income.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hazlewoods LLP. 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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£973k
Total spending
£912k
Cost of raising funds
£97k
Reserves (reported)
£584k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~7.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (82% 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: 10.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Argentina · Australia · Austria · Belgium · Bolivia · Canada · Chile · China · Colombia · Costa Rica · France · Germany

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£973k£912k
31/12/2023£1.0m£1.3m
31/12/2022£1.3m£1.3m
31/12/2021£889k£764k
31/12/2020£1.0m£844k

Common questions

Is THE ECANCER GLOBAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit for the year, resulting in negative free unrestricted reserves of £609,969. The trustees' report notes that the charity is in the process of building reserves to protect the continuity of its core work. Despite the negative equity position, the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Hazlewoods LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/05/2024£55kIBeChange - ADDRESSING PSYCHOSOCIAL AND LIFESTYLE RISK FACTORS TO PROMOTE PRIMARY CANCER PREVENTION: AN INTEGRATED PLATFORM TO PROMOTE BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2022£10kNew technology to help serve our community and beyond

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL CANCER IMAGING SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ECANCER GLOBAL FOUNDATION£973k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL CANCER IMAGING SOCIETY FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
CANCER AWARENESS TRUST FY2024£1.1m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
THE CHALLENGE FUND - THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER IN THE EMERGING WORLD FY2025£290k—0above—no doubt
CANCER ASSESSMENT RAPID EARLY SUPPORT FY2025£246k—0unclear—no doubt
THE INSTITUTE FOR CANCER VACCINES AND IMMUNOTHERAPY FY2025£433k£70,001 - £80,0001unclear6.0%no doubt

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