Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +0

Overall GiG Score: -3

THE THOMAS BALL CHILDREN'S CANCER FUND

Provide holidays for children suffering from cancer & their families.Raise funds to improve children's oncology wards.Raising funds for childhood cancer research in particular neuroblastoma.

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
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 24 years

www.thomasball.org.uk

tomballcharity@aol.com

01494890157

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/07/22	*	£26	£22	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/07/21	*	£24	£17	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/07/20	*	£60	£50	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/07/19	*	£65	£46	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/07/18	*	£62	£37	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	20
31/07/17		£39	£45	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16	*	£36	£42	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15	*	£45	£43	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14		£46	£43	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13		£43	£44	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12	*	£64	£39	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/11		£40	£50	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10		£87	£82	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09	*	£82	£43	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/08	*	£75	£79	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/07	*	£65	£37	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/06	*	£45	£55	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05		£48	£16	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04		£33	£17	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Thomas Ball Children's Cancer Fund
£2,684	29/11/2017	Funds to upkeep our holiday homes allow us to provide free vacations and happy memories to families with children who have cancer.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Gender Split

ELAINE MARY BALL (Chair)

KAREN LOUISE DORMER

TREVOR JOHN BALL

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/11/1999, number: 1078140

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 17 days late, AR21: 31 days late, AR20: 1 days late, AR19: 6 days late, AR18: 17 days late, AR16: 20 days late, AR15: 17 days late, AR12: 35 days late, AR09: 28 days late, AR08: 31 days late, AR07: 21 days late, AR06: 12 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from FRIENDS OF OSCAR (OFFERING SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND RELATIVES) on 17/11/2021

Main office

18 SIXTY ACRES ROAD
PRESTWOOD
GREAT MISSENDEN
HP16 0PD

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONG CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM CANCER AND MEMBERS FO THEIR FAMILIES.THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF CANCER, AND IN PARTICULAR FORMS OF CANCER WHICH AFFLICT CHILDREN.THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER IN CHILDREN TO GENERAL PRACTITIONERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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