OPA Cancer Charity
Registered charity 1194327 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as O.P.A., THE OESOPHAGEAL PATIENTS ASSOCIATION
(1) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THOSE AFFECTED BY OESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC CANCER; (2) RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE CONDITIONS AMONG THOSE AFFECTED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND (3) PROMOTING, ENCOURAGING AND COLLABORATING WITH RESEARCH PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONDITIONS.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The provided document is a cover page for unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025. It does not contain financial data, reserves, or narrative regarding the charity's financial health.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — OPA Cancer Charity (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)
Cost of raising funds
£51k
Reported reserves equal ~21.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 20.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Wayne Couplandchair
- Andrew David Honeyman Macdonald
- Grant Fullarton
- Stephen Brinkworth
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is OPA Cancer Charity financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The provided document is a cover page for unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025. It does not contain financial data, reserves, or narrative regarding the charity's financial health.
Who funds OPA Cancer Charity?
Funders whose own accounts filings name OPA Cancer Charity as a grant recipient include The Patricia Routledge Foundation, THE PIERREPONT TRUST, THE BATCHWORTH TRUST, PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND, THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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