Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Spending falling: -1
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    THE CHRISTIE CHARITABLE FUND 

    The Charity supports the development of cancer prevention, treatment, research and education through investment in staff, equipment, facilities and other support services. The Charity does this by making grants to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, and, occasionally to other related bodies.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £41,685,842 available, equivalent to 306 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
    Established: 28 years

    www.christies.org

    the-christie.appeals@nhs.net

    0161 446 3988

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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£23,087£1,634£21,453£0£46,149£41,686306.23525
    31/03/22£13,201£12,474£727£2,396£24,722£20,71219.93250
    31/03/21£11,019£11,929£-910£2,024£23,990£20,16620.3290
    31/03/20£15,326£41,556£-26,230£2,892£5,329£3,9531.12950
    31/03/19£13,884£9,354£4,529£2,675£31,623£30,11838.62978
    31/03/18£15,440£16,011£-571£2,636£28,936£28,41721.3300
    31/03/17£14,482£11,433£3,049£2,609£29,484£28,98230.4320
    31/03/16£15,901£5,226£10,675£2,182£26,328£25,87559.4280
    31/03/15£13,350£17,872£-4,522£2,403£15,660£15,20510.2290
    31/03/14£14,841£12,232£2,609£2,617£20,152£19,73019.4290
    31/03/13£13,217£18,545£-5,328£1,990£17,448£17,06011310
    31/03/12£13,705£3,441£10,264£2,059£22,638£22,29377.7310
    31/03/11£12,589£13,987£-1,398£2,033£12,086£11,74210.1330
    31/03/10£12,333£14,989£-2,656£1,952£12,632£12,3059.900
    31/03/09£13,398£24,394£-10,996£1,470£14,890£14,6357.200
    31/03/08£14,947£9,128£5,819£1,054£28,552£28,24337.100
    31/03/07£13,911£6,679£7,232£888£23,731£23,4024200
    31/03/06£21,411£14,431£6,980£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£19,078£20,760£-1,682£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04*£21,774£14,781£6,993£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
    Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 30%
    Liabilities/Income: 85%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
    Reserves/Spending: 306.2 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 371 months
    Quick Ratio: 5.6
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 35 employees
    • 25 volunteers

    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
    Department for Work and Pensions£10,150
    Co-Operative Group£3,648
    The Aim Foundation£1,000
    Foundation Scotland£50
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Christie Charity
    £3,648 22/10/2022
    We wish to fund relaxation sessions for chemotherapy and radiotherapy outpatients who attend treatment clinics at The Christie and help patients cope with the stress and anxiety of living with cancer.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Christie Charity
    £50 13/09/2022
    Donation from Ken & Helen Mackie Fund in memory of Allan Jagger (Ref 432969)
    Department for Work and Pensions - EPC IMPROVEMENTS LIMMITED
    £2,096 01/04/2022
    The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
    The Aim Foundation - Grant to The Christie Charitable Fund
    £1,000 03/03/2022
    Cancer Research
    Department for Work and Pensions - EPC IMPROVEMENTS
    £8,054 01/04/2021
    The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • THE CHRISTIE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/03/1996, number: 1049751
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity 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; AR04: 1 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from LEIGHTON HOSPITAL PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP on 20/12/2021
    • Asset transfer in from THE ROBERT WHITESON MEMORIAL FUND on 17/10/2023
    Main office

    THE CHRISTIE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
    550 WILMSLOW ROAD
    MANCHESTER
    M20 4BX

    Objectives

    FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RELATING TO CHRISTIE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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