CHILDHOOD EYE CANCER TRUST

Registered charity 327493 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHECT, CHECT RB SOCIETY, R B SOCIETY, THE RETINOBLASTOMA SOCIETY

The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust provides a support and information service for children, families and individuals affected by retinoblastoma, a rare cancer which affects children, mostly under the age of five. It raises public and professional awareness and funds research projects aimed at increasing understanding of retinoblastoma and improving the treatment and care of children.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees confirming that financial projections support operations for at least twelve months from the approval date. The filing confirms that all accounting records were made available for audit and that no significant deficiencies in internal control were identified during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 29.8% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• IAN ELLINGTONchair
• ALEXANDER BREBBIA · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ainne Ward
• Alexis Michelle Boothroyd
• Elizabeth Coleman
• Matt Holt
• Patrick Tonks · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert Downes
• SARAH LEE WATSON

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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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHILDHOOD TUMOUR TRUST.

• CHILDHOOD TUMOUR TRUST income £186k
• Solving Kids' Cancer UK income £2.9m
• NEUROBLASTOMA UK income £303k
• DEAR TOBY TRUST income £130k
• THE BRITISH AND IRISH PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS ASSOCIATION income £195k
• THE TOM BOWDIDGE YOUTH CANCER FOUNDATION income £220k

Side by side with its peers

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