JESSICA'S SARCOMA AWARENESS
To promote and protect the health and welfare of people suffering from sarcoma cancer and their families through the provision of financial assistance, information, equipment and other practical support as the trustees may determine.
Objects
TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CANCER AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE,INFORMATION,EQUIPMENT AND OTHER PRACTICAL SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £346,320, comprising a general fund of £311,470 and a revaluation reserve of £34,850. The charity reported a net income surplus of £33,293 for the year, derived from donations and grants totaling £66,612 against charitable expenditure of £33,319. Per the trustees' report, there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 5
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 2
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 5
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (26/09/2023)
- Received assets from another charity (25/03/2019)
Trustees
- TREVOR ROBSONchair
- David Daniel Hughes
- LAURA ELIZABETH PEACOCK
- Steven Mark Hughes
- TRACY MALONE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £67k | £33k |
| 31/03/2024 | £63k | £38k |
| 31/03/2023 | £54k | £29k |
| 31/03/2022 | £74k | £76k |
| 31/03/2021 | £54k | £13k |
Common questions
Is JESSICA'S SARCOMA AWARENESS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £346,320, comprising a general fund of £311,470 and a revaluation reserve of £34,850. The charity reported a net income surplus of £33,293 for the year, derived from donations and grants totaling £66,612 against charitable expenditure of £33,319. Per the trustees' report, there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds JESSICA'S SARCOMA AWARENESS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name JESSICA'S SARCOMA AWARENESS as a grant recipient include THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WATSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £12k | Medical, Health and Sickness |
| THE WATSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £5k | |
| THE WATSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £219 | |
| THE WATSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £219 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/01/2021 | £10k | Jess's Dream |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/10/2019 | £10k | Jess's Dream |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE DWF FOUNDATION | 2 | £5k |
| CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK | 1 | £500k |
| THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £47k |
| THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £45k |
| BONE CANCER RESEARCH TRUST | 1 | £43k |
| THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £41k |
| THE EMMANUEL KAYE FOUNDATION | 1 | £35k |
| ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £30k |
Charities like this
- SARCOMA UK
- FIGHTING ALL CANCERS TOGETHER
- BRITISH SARCOMA GROUP
- TOGETHER AGAINST CANCER
- ALICE'S ARC
- ABOVE & BEYOND CANCER FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA'S SARCOMA AWARENESS | £67k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SARCOMA UK | £4.6m | — | — | above | 26.0% | no doubt |
| FIGHTING ALL CANCERS TOGETHER | £554k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| BRITISH SARCOMA GROUP | £184k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| TOGETHER AGAINST CANCER | £508k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ALICE'S ARC | £788k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |