METUPUK

Registered charity 1196494 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC053472 (OSCR)

METUPUK is a UK wide patient advocacy charity for people with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) campaigning to increase public awareness and education about MBC. We work to see better care, access to drugs and trials as well as representation of MBC patients within NHS UK, the national regulators and drug companies.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PATIENTS IN THE UK WHO HAVE OR ARE AT RISK OF METASTATIC BREAST CANCER (MBC); IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT MBC BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND EDUCATION, WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO INCREASE MBC RESEARCH AND ACCESS TO DRUGS AND ENSURING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THAT MBC PATIENT TREATMENT AND CARE REMAINS A NATIONAL PRIORITY.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a net profit of £21,000, having exceeded its expenditure. The trustees report that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £25,000, which meets their stated policy of holding a minimum of 12 months of running costs.

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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — METUPUK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Helen Steele
• Emma Smith
• Katherine Southwell
• LAURA ASHURST
• Philip Southwell
• Sue Thomas

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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