RAY OF LIGHT CANCER SUPPORT

Registered charity 1190392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ray of Light Wales Cancer Support has been providing online support to those whose lives are affected by cancer during the pandemic. Since June we have offered several groups which are open to carers supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.We have been running our Just Ask project which is funded by the National Lottery which allows us to provide free starter packs for our online courses.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF, AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING AMONGST, PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH AND RECOVERING FROM CANCER (INCLUDING THEIR FAMILY AND CARERS WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY SUCH CANCER) IN WALES AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UK AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING: • HEALTH, SOCIAL, COUNSELLING, EDUCATIONAL, CREATIVE, MUSICAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES; • TRANSPORT TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND SUPPORT THROUGH ADVOCACY; • ASSISTANCE WITH PRACTICAL TASKS, SUCH AS SHOPPING AND OBTAINING ESSENTIAL MEDICATION; • PEER TO PEER SUPPORT, BEFRIENDING, ADVICE, INFORMATION AND A SIGNPOSTING SERVICE DESIGNED TO BETTER INFORM AND ASSIST PEOPLE IN NEED OF SUPPORT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted reserves of £94,151 at the end of the financial year. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000, and an independent examination was conducted rather than a full audit.

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 4 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
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Sofia Spagnolichair
• Lisa Nurton
• Sindy Richards

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Shine A Light Childhood Cancer Support.

• Shine A Light Childhood Cancer Support income £168k
• SIR GARETH EDWARDS CANCER CHARITY income £247k
• BABONS CANCER SUPPORT income £107k
• CANCER ASSESSMENT RAPID EARLY SUPPORT income £246k
• SUE YOUNG CANCER SUPPORT IN LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND income £225k
• RAYS OF SUNSHINE income £2.6m

Side by side with its peers

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