CANCER CARE DIASPORA
Creating awareness of different kinds of cancers to the general public, encouraging increased screening uptake in BAME communities and caring for cancer patients and their families or carers.
Objects
TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND RAISING OF PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE, CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF ALL FORMS OF CANCER AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT PRIMARY OBJECT, TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO SUCH MATTERS AND TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CANCER.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £0 and total funds of £15,466 as of 30 June 2025. The filing notes that the trustees are satisfied regarding the preparation of accounts and have not required an independent examination under the Charities Act 2011.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Volunteers: 25
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Volunteers: 17
- Government income: £27,749 — grants £27,749 (3); 21% of the £129,986 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023
- Volunteers: 25
- Government income: £1,800 — grants £1,800 (1); 2% of the £87,485 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 30/06/2024 (received 05/05/2025, 5 days after the 30/04/2025 due date); year ending 30/06/2022 (received 03/05/2023, 3 days after the 30/04/2023 due date).
Trustees
- ABIGAIL OMOYE ABARAchair
- Christabel Abraham
- Dr Amara Ajaegbu
- Kadie Conteh
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £179k | £179k |
| 30/06/2024 | £130k | £119k |
| 30/06/2023 | £87k | £87k |
| 30/06/2022 | £72k | £73k |
| 30/06/2021 | £59k | £66k |
Common questions
Is CANCER CARE DIASPORA financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £0 and total funds of £15,466 as of 30 June 2025. The filing notes that the trustees are satisfied regarding the preparation of accounts and have not required an independent examination under the Charities Act 2011. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CANCER CARE DIASPORA?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CANCER CARE DIASPORA as a grant recipient include LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST | FY2022 | £1k | Stronger Communities Grants |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 29/10/2024 | £20k | Unrestricted Funding |
| UK government | 25/10/2024 | £13k | ALB-Sport England-Keep Moving |
| Sport England | 25/10/2024 | £13k | Keep Moving |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/05/2024 | £330k | BME Cancer Support Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/04/2024 | £20k | Community Foodbank Transport |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/02/2023 | £10k | Community Foodbank Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/08/2021 | £150k | BME Cancer Support Project |
| UK government | 29/09/2020 | £49k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/04/2020 | £10k | Cancer Care COVID-19 Support |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/03/2020 | £10k | Manchester BAME Community Healthy Living Project |
| Sport England | 20/09/2019 | £10k | Healthy & Fit for Life |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/02/2019 | £10k | Mcr African Community Talks About Cancer |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- CANCER CARE AND HAEMATOLOGY FUND
- WORLD CANCER CARE
- CANCER CARE TRUST
- COMBAT CANCER
- CANCER CARE HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CHARITABLE TRUST
- BABONS CANCER SUPPORT
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANCER CARE DIASPORA | £179k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CANCER CARE AND HAEMATOLOGY FUND | £108k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WORLD CANCER CARE | £66k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CANCER CARE TRUST | £48k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMBAT CANCER | £50k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CANCER CARE HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CHARITABLE TRUST | £86k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |