THE LEUKAEMIA CARE SOCIETY

Registered charity 259483 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEUKAEMIA CARE

Leukaemia Care is a national blood cancer charity that exists to provide information, advice and support to all those whose lives are affected by blood cancer. Our work extends to the welfare of families and carers, as well as that of patients themselves.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM LEUKAEMIA AND ALLIED BLOOD DISORDERS AND (B) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILIES OF SUCH PERSONS, AND IN PARTICULAR, THOSE SUFFERING BEREAVEMENT OR WHO MUST CONTEMPLATE THE PROSPECT OF BEREAVEMENT WHERE THOSE NEEDS ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AFFLICTION OF LEUKAEMIA AND ALLIED BLOOD DISORDERS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Get email alerts

Merged into LEUKAEMIA CARE (charity 1183890) — merger registered 19/11/2020.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£4.0m
Registered
1969

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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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2020

  • Volunteers: 428

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2019

  • Volunteers: 313

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2018

  • Volunteers: 283

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2020)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£4.0m
Cost of raising funds
£292k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 23.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2021——
31/03/2020£1.2m£4.0m
31/03/2019£1.9m£1.4m
31/03/2018£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2017£1.1m£975k