CAMBRIDGE CANCER HELP CENTRE

Registered charity 1188745 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve persons suffering from cancer and other illnesses and their families and friends, in particular by teaching methods of relaxation and by providing advice and counselling, with the object of improving the conditions of life of such persons and their families.

Objects

TO RELIEVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CANCER AND OTHER ILLNESSES AND THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF SUCH PERSONS IN PARTICULAR BY TEACHING METHODS OF RELAXATION AND BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND COUNCELLING WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the 8-month period with a small deficit of £3,758, contrasting with a surplus in the previous full year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £124,827, which is above the stated policy target of £100,000 for the 'Continuing Operations' fund, indicating adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cambridge Cancer Help Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Wates Family Enterprise Trust — “In late 2025, we received grant from the Wates Family Enterprise Trust through the 100 for 500 giving Campaign – The Centre was nominated by…” (source page)
• The Friends of Heydon Grange Golf Club — “We are very grateful to receive funding from The Friends of Heydon Golf Club to help fund the Centre’s work into 2026. Thank you everyone th…” (source page)
• South Cambridgeshire District Council — “We are immensely grateful once again in 2025 for the support of South Cambridgeshire District Council in providing funding to enable us to c…” (source page)
• Cambridgeshire Freemasons — “Thank you to the Cambridgeshire Freemasons for their generous donation to the Centre in June 2025. This funding will help us in our project …” (source page)
• Tesco Fulbourn — “Thank you to Tesco Fulbourn and all their customers for supporting us as Charity of the Month in August 2025 via the August Community Book S…” (source page)
• Savills Cambridge — “A sincere thank you to those organisations who are sponsoring our first Charity Cycle Event to be held in April 2025. Savills Cambridge- At …” (source page)
• Scotsdales Garden Centre — “Scotsdales Garden Centre- We are a family run collection of local garden centres in the Cambridge area” (source page)
• The Edgar Lawley Foundation — “A sincere thank you to the Edgar Lawley Foundation for their generous support for the Centre to help with activities in 2025. The objectives…” (source page)
• Waitrose – Trumpington, Cambridge — “We would like to thank Waitrose and Partners, Cambridge for their generous support of our members activities for Christmas 2024.” (source page)
• Rotary Club of Cambridge South — “We would like to thank the Rotary Club of Cambridge South for their generous support in raising funds for a number of good causes through th…” (source page)
• Cheffins — “We are very thankful to have received support from the Cheffins in Cambridge . This support is assigned to support Dance at the Centre.” (source page)
• Cambridgeshire Community Foundation — “We are very thankful to have received support from the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation . This support is assigned to support Dance at th…” (source page)
• Macmillan Cancer Support — “We are immensely grateful to have received support from Macmillan . This generous support will help us with new laptops and IT to enable us …” (source page)
• Simon Gibson Charitable Trust — “We are delighted to receive a grant from the Simon Gibson Charitable Trust in 2024 to support retaining a full-time Charity Manager.” (source page)
• The Evelyn Trust — “We are delighted to receive a major grant fund from the Evelyn Trust in 2024 to support the running cost of the Centre including retaining a…” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (04/05/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Arthur William Gibbons
• Dr Richard John Dickenson
• Edward Leslie Sage
• Graham Roland Howell
• Hilary Jean Seaward
• Janet Hickman
• Stephen Gold

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire · Essex · Hertfordshire · Peterborough City

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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