Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

PROSTATE CANCER UK 

Prostate Cancer UK fights to help more men survive prostate cancer and enjoy a better quality of life. We support men living with prostate cancer, prostate diseases and the effects of treatment. We find answers by funding research and we lead change by campaigning and collaborating. We are the country's leading charity for men with prostate cancer and prostate problems.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 32 years

www.prostatecanceruk.org

info@prostatecanceruk.org

02033107000

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UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£33,949£34,341£-392£9,420£35,946£28,48110210204
31/03/22£35,443£25,060£10,383£9,375£36,338£27,142131901,378
31/03/21£27,867£22,290£5,577£6,475£25,955£18,2659.81891,342
31/03/20£36,016£30,618£5,398£10,789£20,378£10,7454.22122,003
31/03/19£27,462£28,517£-1,055£10,226£14,980£9,0913.81951,872
31/03/18£24,948£24,737£211£6,575£16,035£9,9524.81910
31/03/17£20,747£24,500£-3,753£5,295£15,824£8,2974.11800
31/03/16£20,027£21,163£-1,136£5,322£19,577£8,7144.91780
31/03/15£24,076£26,581£-2,505£4,610£20,713£8,9764.11810
31/03/14£31,125£41,153£-10,028£5,765£23,218£7,2222.11850
31/03/13£29,377£20,694£8,683£4,135£33,246£9,1545.31390
31/03/12£23,330£10,451£12,879£3,417£24,534£9,01910.41020
31/03/11£18,819£13,165£5,654£5,024£11,641£11,30310.3850
31/03/10£11,441£9,072£2,369£3,509£5,927£5,5747.4670
31/03/09£7,821£7,143£678£2,669£3,067£2,8384.8570
31/03/08£6,053£5,390£663£2,353£2,839£2,5835.8500
31/03/07£4,454£4,224£230£1,725£2,444£2,1576.1390
31/03/06£3,873£2,878£995£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£3,230£3,952£-722£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£3,038£2,951£87£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 28.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 27.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 38%
Liabilities/Income: 64%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
Reserves/Spending: 10 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 210 employees
  • 204 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Garfield Weston Foundation£150,000
Steve Morgan Foundation£7,000
The Grocers' Charity£3,650
Essex Community Foundation£1,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Prostate Cancer UK
£250 18/04/2023
to provide information and support to people with prostate cancer and their families
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Match - Prostate Cancer UK
£1,100 07/12/2022
to support cancer research
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Prostate Cancer UK
£5,000 01/09/2022
Halton Child Contact Centre
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Prostate Cancer UK
£2,000 19/08/2022
Discretionary grant awarded
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Prostate Cancer UK
£250 31/01/2022
to provide information and support to people with prostate cancer and their families
The Grocers' Charity - 2022-Prostate Cancer UK
£2,550 16/12/2021
Towards prostate cancer research.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£150,000 22/10/2021
Finding Cures for Prostate Cancer
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Prostate Cancer UK
£380 09/09/2021
Match funding to support the charity's work
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Prostate Cancer UK
£250 15/03/2021
to provide information and support to people with prostate cancer and their families
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£250 02/02/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
CareTech foundation - Match Funding Grant
£250 02/02/2021
Match funding Grant awarded to registered charity in the UK to support the applicant's fundraising efforts
CareTech foundation - Match Funding Grant
£250 02/02/2021
Match funding Grant awarded to registered charity in the UK to support the applicant's fundraising efforts
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Prostate Cancer UK
£250 29/01/2021
As requested by the donor towards Prostate Cancer research
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Prostate Cancer UK
£250 04/02/2020
To provide information and support to people with prostate cancer and their families.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-67
  • CRISTIAN CUSSEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director Of Marketing, Google Uk
  • HENRY AWELE OBI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Partner, Public And Regulatory Affairs
  • SIMON PECK Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Group Managing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/11/1991, number: 1005541
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/10/1991, number: 02653887
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • 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
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 15 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE DOMINIC KING FUND on 15/05/2019
  • Asset transfer in from THE BASIL LARSEN 1999 CHARITABLE TRUST on 20/10/2020
  • Asset transfer in from JESSIE ELIZABETH KENT CHARITABLE TRUST on 06/05/2022
  • Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF WATERLOOVILLE TRUST FUND on 15/08/2022
Main office

FOURTH FLOOR
THE COUNTING HOUSE
53 TOOLEY STREET
LONDON
SE1 2QN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO: 4.1.1 ENCOURAGE, SUPPORT AND CARRY OUT RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF PROSTATE CANCER AND OTHER PROSTATE DISEASES AND THEIR EFFECTS AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH 4.1.2 EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE ISSUES RELATING TO PROSTATE CANCER AND OTHER PROSTATE DISEASES; 4.1.3 PROVIDE FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AMONG MEN AFFECTED BY PROSTATE CANCER AND/OR PROSTATE DISEASES, THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND INFORMATION AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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