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home >> charity search >> berwick and district cancer support group
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

BERWICK AND DISTRICT CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

WE PROVIDE FREE DRIVEN TRANSPORT FOR ALL CANCER PATIENTS TO ANY CANCER RELATED APPOINTMENT. ALL MAJOR HOSPITALS ARE APPROX 100 MILE RADIUS OF BERWICK-UPON-TWEED.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£197£92£104n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£166£76£90n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£410£82£328n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£184£41£143n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£153£217£-63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£130£79£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£103£49£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£93£60£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£91£75£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£45£43£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£50£11£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£44£15£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£72£46£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£46£28£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£31£44£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£19£18£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£10£6£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£12£8£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£65£12£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years

www.berwickcancersupport.co.uk

info@berwickcancersupport.co.uk

07780795244

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • General outpatient health-care services
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northumberland, Scotland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Berwick and District Cancer Support Group
£500 16/03/2023
General charitable purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Berwick and District Cancer Support Group
£3,000 11/08/2022
Towards organisational charitable activity in berwick
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Berwick and District Cancer Support Group
£1,000 28/04/2022
Supporting residents living in north northumberland with cancer to attend medical appointments

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANN SHORT Appointed: 2021
  • KENNETH PUNTON Appointed: 2019
  • PAUL ROBERT WILIAM JACKSON FRSA Appointed: 2021
  • RACHEL VICTORIA DRIVER Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/08/1994, number: 1040297
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 12 days late, AR08: 16 days late, AR06: 31 days late,
Main office

8 Tweed Street
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
TD15 1NG

Objectives

(1) TO ALLEVIATE PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR FINANCIAL DISTRESS OR HARDSHIP OF PERSONS WITH CANCER, THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF PERSONS WITH CANCER AND PERSONS BEREAVED THROUGH CANCER (2) TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ABOUT CANCER TO PERSONS WITH CANCER, THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF PERSONS WITH CANCER AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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