FAMILY UNIT TRUST
Undertaking activities and events to provide information and raise awareness of the nature, causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of all forms of cancer with the aim of promoting early diagnosis and cure;Providing practical assistance, support, services and items of equipment, both directly and through the provision of grants of financial assistance, to people affected by cancer;
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THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE BAME COMMUNITY, BY:A) UNDERTAKING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE NATURE, CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ALL FORMS OF CANCER WITH THE AIM OF PROMOTING EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND CURE;B) PROVIDING PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, SERVICES AND ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT, BOTH DIRECTLY AND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CANCER;C) PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO ALL FORMS OF CANCER, THE USEFUL RESULTS OF WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £22,674 at the end of the financial year, resulting in total net assets of £68,724. The trustees confirmed that the charity can fulfil its commitments to beneficiaries, indicating a stable going concern status despite high inflation. The charity generated a net income surplus of £45,067 for the year.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2026
- Volunteers: 16
- Government income: £40,800 — grants £40,800 (40,800); 20% of the £201,730 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Volunteers: 16
- Government income: £57,302 — grants £57,302 (6); 50% of the £113,907 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Volunteers: 35
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- AYOMIDE SUCCESS ODUOLA
- Dr Idongesit Favour Owolabi
- Helen Ogberahwe Bazuaye
- Karina Louise Tiplady
- Lindsey Berry
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2026 | £202k | £157k |
| 30/06/2025 | £114k | £91k |
| 30/06/2024 | £74k | £71k |
| 30/06/2023 | £83k | £87k |
| 30/06/2022 | £23k | £15k |
Common questions
Is FAMILY UNIT TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £22,674 at the end of the financial year, resulting in total net assets of £68,724. The trustees confirmed that the charity can fulfil its commitments to beneficiaries, indicating a stable going concern status despite high inflation. The charity generated a net income surplus of £45,067 for the year. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds FAMILY UNIT TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FAMILY UNIT TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PRET FOUNDATION, LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PRET FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £8k | |
| LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST | FY2022 | £500 | Stronger Communities Grants |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/04/2026 | £20k | Taste of Home |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/01/2026 | £166k | BRAVE SPACES |
| Sport England | 23/10/2025 | £9k | “FUT Active Hub – Community Movement & Wellbeing” |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/07/2025 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| Sport England | 22/05/2024 | £13k | Empowering children and young people through sport |
| Postcode Lottery | 31/07/2023 | £16k | Project Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/07/2023 | £10k | Cost of living Crisis help |
| Sport England | 08/12/2022 | £9k | Jubilee Fund - BE ACTIVE |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/05/2022 | £10k | SUNRISE PROJECT 2 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/07/2021 | £3k | Women Connect |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/01/2021 | £10k | SUNRISE PROJECT |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £374k |
| THE SACHS FOUNDATION | 1 | £130k |
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 1 | £42k |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £6k |
| THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| RAYNES PARK KOREAN CHURCH | 1 | £3k |
| THE DWF FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- FAMILIES RELIEF
- THE FAMILY FOUNDATION
- FIGHTING ALL CANCERS TOGETHER
- The Family Mediation Trust
- FAMILY CARE TRUST
- ABOVE & BEYOND CANCER FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAMILY UNIT TRUST | £202k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FAMILIES RELIEF | £458k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FAMILY FOUNDATION | £86k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FIGHTING ALL CANCERS TOGETHER | £554k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| The Family Mediation Trust | £395k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FAMILY CARE TRUST | £4.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |