FIGHT BLADDER CANCER

Registered charity 1198773 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q132296723 · Wikipedia · also registered in Scotland as SC051881 (OSCR)

Generally: a) supporting patients diagnosed with bladder cancer, their families friends and care givers b) promote awareness of bladder cancer, it?s symptoms, range, treatments and aftercare needs c) the provision of funding for research into the nature, causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure of bladder cancer. d) campaigning at government level for improvements in outcomes

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1.1 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONGST PEOPLE AFFECTED BY BLADDER CANCER, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (A) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH BLADDER CANCER, THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND CARERS(B) THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT OF BLADDER CANCER, ITS SYMPTOMS, RANGE, TREATMENTS, AND AFTERCARE NEEDS (C) PROMOTING AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS REGARDING THE CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, TREATMENTS AND AFTERCARE TO THE PUBLIC AND WITHIN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION (D) SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO THE NATURE, CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND CURE OF BLADDER CANCER(E) PROMOTING AND ADVOCATING FOR EFFECTIVE POLICIES FOR THE PREVENTION, CARE, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY BLADDER CANCERNOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Oxfordshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£603k

Latest spending

£420k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income of £603,483 against total expenditure of £420,338. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £269,126 significantly exceed the stated policy target of six months' expenditure (£239,249), supporting confidence in the charity's ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)

“One employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 (£60,000 - £70,000), including benefits, during the year” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 (£60,000 - £70,000), including benefits, during the year” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Fight Bladder Cancer Trading Ltd

“Fight Bladder Cancer Trading Ltd was a related party of the Charity. It was wholly owned by the charity as its trading subsidiary.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investment
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)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 20
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 16
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 18
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Trading subsidiary: FIGHT BLADDER CANCER (TRADING) LIMITED Companies House 09988853 · Financial health read from its filings

FIGHT BLADDER CANCER (TRADING) LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

The company is exempt from audit requirements under the Companies Act 2006.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Fight Bladder Cancer (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£603k

Total spending

£420k

Cost of raising funds

£43k

Reserves (reported)

£269k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (68% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/04/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Jane Birtle
Anne MacDowell · trustee of 1 other charity
Hilary Mary Baker
Paul Ian Michaels
Roger Jeffrey Cole

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£603k	£420k
31/03/2024	£327k	£334k
31/03/2023	£354k	£393k

Common questions

Is FIGHT BLADDER CANCER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income of £603,483 against total expenditure of £420,338. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £269,126 significantly exceed the stated policy target of six months' expenditure (£239,249), supporting confidence in the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of FIGHT BLADDER CANCER earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds FIGHT BLADDER CANCER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FIGHT BLADDER CANCER as a grant recipient include THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST, The William Brake Foundation, THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST, SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£10k	Cancer Care
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£10k	Cancer Care
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST	FY2022	£5k
The William Brake Foundation	FY2022	£5k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	Unverified read£3k	Ann Rylands Small Donations Programme
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£3k
SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k	To fund research into Bladder Cancer and to provide patient-centred support and care.
SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k	To find research into Bladder Cancer and to provide patient-centred support and care.
SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k	To fund research into Bladder Cancer and to provide patient-centred support and care.
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£800
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£500
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£250

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/07/2023	£10k	Bladder Cancer Awareness and Support in Wales
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/05/2021	£10k	Support & Information for Bladder Cancer Patients
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/11/2018	£10k	Bladder Cancer Patient Registry
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/01/2017	£10k	Combating Bladder Cancer through Fight Clubs and Bladder Buddies

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SSP FOUNDATION	2	£3k
OGLESBY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£340k
THE FRANCES AND AUGUSTUS NEWMAN FOUNDATION	1	£176k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£99k
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR HAEMATOLOGY	1	£98k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£55k
THE EMMANUEL KAYE FOUNDATION	1	£45k
The Trevor Hemmings Foundation	1	£45k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BLADDER HEALTH UK.

BLADDER HEALTH UK income £133k
ACTION BLADDER CANCER UK income £175k
FIGHTING ALL CANCERS TOGETHER income £554k
AGAINST BREAST CANCER LIMITED income £1.4m
COMBAT CANCER income £50k
BLOOD CANCER ALLIANCE income £119k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FIGHT BLADDER CANCER	£603k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
BLADDER HEALTH UK FY2025	£133k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ACTION BLADDER CANCER UK FY2025	£175k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FIGHTING ALL CANCERS TOGETHER FY2025	£554k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
AGAINST BREAST CANCER LIMITED FY2025	£1.4m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
COMBAT CANCER FY2025	£50k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.