Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

TEENAGE CANCER TRUST 

The long term objective of Teenage Cancer Trust is to make sure young people's lives don't stop because they have cancer. This is achieved by1. The development, construction and support of teenage cancer units2. The provision and development of regional services in connection with TYA cancers 3. The provision of funding for national initiatives for the benefit of all young people with cancer
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers 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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 27 years

teenagecancertrust.org

hello@teenagecancertrust.org

02076120370

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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
31/12/22£18,661£19,006£-345£7,741£15,576£14,7409.3151196
31/12/21£16,342£15,753£589£5,608£16,129£14,92711.4146237
31/12/20£15,628£14,964£664£5,170£15,540£14,69311.8152209
31/12/19£18,349£17,467£883£6,913£14,875£13,8939.51641,196
31/12/18?£23,054£24,483£-1,430£9,257£13,993£13,3426.5156984
30/06/17£16,022£15,566£456£6,097£15,423£14,97211.51490
30/06/16£15,255£15,283£-29£5,610£14,967£14,29511.21480
30/06/15£16,018£13,642£2,377£5,333£14,996£13,695121230
30/06/14£19,799£14,392£5,408£5,077£12,619£11,2939.41180
30/06/13£13,529£14,998£-1,469£4,628£7,211£6,3145.11150
30/06/12£12,999£13,295£-296£4,540£8,680£4,9994.51050
30/06/11£12,678£12,645£33£4,213£8,976£4,9284.71030
30/06/10£11,508£12,964£-1,456£3,974£8,943£4,7394.4880
30/06/09£7,516£8,133£-616£2,559£10,396£7,07510.4640
30/06/08£8,610£7,964£646£3,295£10,979£8,53712.9440
30/06/07£6,638£8,742£-2,104£2,456£10,333£9,06912.4260
30/06/06£5,277£3,291£1,986£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£4,272£1,387£2,885£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£3,395£1,008£2,387£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 51.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 40.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 9.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 151 employees
  • 196 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£4,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000 29/10/2021
Unrestricted Grant
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Teenage Cancer Trust
£2,000 02/09/2021
Supporting the organisation's work in North East England
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Teenage Cancer Trust
£2,000 22/07/2021
The organisations charitable activities in Newcastle
Quartet Community Foundation - Stacey's 2008 Squats Challenge
£250 08/03/2021
As requested by the donor towards providing life-changing care and support to young people
Quartet Community Foundation - Stacey's 2008 Squats Challenge
£250 17/02/2021
As requested by the donor towards providing life-changing care and support to young people
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards the organisations charitable activities in the North East of England
£3,000 24/09/2020
Towards the organisations charitable activities in the North East of England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 22/11/2019
Peer Power Programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Find Your Sense of Tumour - Over 18s
£10,000 02/08/2019
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The funding will be used to organise a conference event for young people living with the effects of cancer. The project aims to support the community inclusion of people battling a long-term illness.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Teenage Cancer Trust
£124,152 28/02/2019
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This project is an annual residential for young people who have previously experienced cancer. The project aims to reduce isolation, improve emotional wellbeing and positively empower young people.
Dulverton Trust - the Every Step Programme in the South West
£20,000 27/02/2013
the Every Step Programme in the South West
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 48-72
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/05/1997, number: 1062559
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/04/1997, number: 03350311
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE MOSS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST on 25/08/2022
  • Asset transfer in from PETER'S PLACE on 15/02/2023
Main office

TEENAGE CANCER TRUST
THE PLACE
175 HIGH HOLBORN
LONDON
WC1V 7AA

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS IN YOUNG PERSONS WITH CANCER AND RELATED DISEASES IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING THE CAPITAL COSTS OF UNITS, RESEARCH COSTS, REVENUE FUNDING OF NURSES ETC. AND SPONSORING OF SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES RELATING TO CANCER IN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS, IF ANY AND IN SUCH A MANNER, IN ALL RESPECTS AS THE TRUSTEES OR GOVERNING BODY OF THE COMPANY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME AND AT ANY TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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