Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -13 ?

BREAKTHROUGH BREAST CANCER 

Breakthrough is dedicated to saving lives by finding the causes of breast cancer, improving detection, diagnosis, treatment and services.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 27 years
(30 years as a company)

info@breakthrough.org.uk

03332070300

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
This Charity appears to be dormant

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
31/07/23£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/16£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/15£11,196£14,176£-2,980£5,882£0£0n/a1190
31/07/14£16,502£20,686£-4,184£8,685£10,964£10,1605.91330
31/07/13£16,344£19,044£-2,700£7,052£15,082£15,0509.51330
31/07/12£18,077£19,737£-1,660£6,617£16,779£16,62110.11380
31/07/11£18,099£17,463£636£6,731£18,224£18,20612.51330
31/07/10£18,086£18,865£-779£6,853£16,612£16,04510.21250
31/07/09£16,282£18,572£-2,290£6,325£15,507£14,5289.41380
31/07/08£20,759£18,591£2,168£6,570£20,492£19,04812.31250
31/07/07£23,923£25,130£-1,207£9,297£19,504£17,5048.41130
31/07/06£24,398£19,291£5,107£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£14,536£11,285£3,251£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£11,256£11,317£-61£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 52-67
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/06/1997, number: 1062636
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/08/1993, number: 02848982
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

5th Floor
Ibex House
42-47 Minories
London
EC3N 1DY

Objectives

[A] THE RELIEF OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM CANCER; [B] THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR SUCH PATIENTS; [C] THE RELIEF IN CASES OF FINANCIAL DISTRESS OF THE DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PATIENTS OR OF DECEASED PATIENTS. [D] TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF CANCER AND ITS TREATMENTS PARTICULARLY (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THAT GENERALITY) AMONG SUFFERERS OF CANCER AND THE FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND CARERS OF SUCH PERSONS; [E] THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF CANCER ON TERMS THAT RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE PUBLISHED; AND [F] TO RELIEVE PATIENTS RECEIVING TREATMENT AT HOSPITAL OR ON THEIR DISCHARGE WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED, INFIRM OR IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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