Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

TOGETHER AGAINST CANCER

The charity's objects are to assist in the relief of persons with cancer and any similar or related diseases and to raise public awareness on this topic.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Why is the Board composition very static?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/12/23£534£511£23£43£316£2916.8810
31/12/22£597£774£-177£149£292£2754.3921
31/12/21£986£792£194£91£469£4276.5916
31/12/20£867£705£163£70£275£2664.5716
31/12/19£926£815£111£121£112£1071.6940
31/12/18£1,183£1,218£-35£141£1£-6-0.170
31/12/17£2,335£2,334£1£176£35£350.240
31/12/16£2,356£2,339£17£137£34£340.230
31/12/15£2,057£2,053£4£175£17£170.120
31/12/14£2,112£2,111£1£280£13£130.120
31/12/13£2,769£2,762£7£161£12£120.120
31/12/12£2,141£2,139£2£226£5£5010
31/12/11*£2,107£2,110£-3£192£4£4010
31/12/10£744£739£4£164£7£70.100
31/12/09£385£395£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08*£33£21£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 6.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 9.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 17 years

www.togetheragainstcancer.org.uk/

admin@togetheragainstcancer.org.uk

01162460195

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • General outpatient health-care services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Philippines, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales, United States,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Together Against Cancer - 12/01/21
£1,000 22/01/2021
TAC Connected

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-79
  • EDWIN BULAON Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Pastor
  • JOY MACKAY Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Ex Administrator
  • LAWRENCE MACKAY Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/04/2008, number: 1123665
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/01/2008, number: 06471938
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR11: 37 days late, AR08: 24 days late,
Main office

Unit S1
Troon Way Business Centre
Humberstone Lane
Leicester
LE4 9HA

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY TO THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: 3.1 ASSISTING IN THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES, INCLUDING CANCER AND SIMILAR OR RELATED DISEASES AND CONDITIONS, BY THE PROVISION OF TREATMENTS INCLUDING HOMOEOPATHIC AND HOLISTIC REMEDIES; AND 3.2 ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT SUCH CHRONIC ILLNESSES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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