Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

Excess reserves: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -1

SOLVING KIDS' CANCER UK

We help children access potentially life-saving treatment, whilst supporting research that not only aims to introduce new treatments but also bring existing internationally available options here to the UK. We support parents by sharing the most current resources available for neuroblastoma treatments and providing access to other parents who want to share their knowledge and experiences.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £11,320,632 available, equivalent to 72 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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		£2,992	£1,885	£1,107	£321	£13,333	£11,321	72.1	18	38
31/03/22		£3,580	£2,105	£1,474	£346	£12,368	£10,724	61.1	15	175
31/03/21		£2,297	£2,310	£-12	£299	£10,591	£9,120	47.4	12	30
31/03/20		£3,536	£2,558	£978	£365	£10,032	£8,453	39.7	14	150
31/03/19		£5,247	£2,500	£2,747	£319	£9,141	£7,594	36.4	11	4
31/03/18		£2,040	£1,303	£737	£262	£6,176	£4,719	43.5	9	0
31/03/17		£1,102	£893	£209	£146	£5,413	£4,205	56.5	7	0
31/03/16		£1,783	£1,208	£574	£402	£4,847	£3,658	36.3	9	0
31/03/15		£2,476	£1,230	£1,246	£371	£4,442	£3,594	35.1	11	0
31/03/14		£1,894	£1,422	£471	£387	£3,195	£3,195	27	13	0
31/03/13		£2,386	£2,360	£25	£466	£2,724	£2,724	13.8	7	0
31/03/12		£4,467	£1,774	£2,693	£181	£2,698	£2,698	18.3	4	0
31/03/11	*	£6	£1	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 53%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 72.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 66 months
Quick Ratio: 11

Asset Split ?

Established: 14 years

www.solvingkidscancer.org.uk

gemma.wadsley@solvingkidscancer.org.uk

02072840800

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

18 employees
38 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Life After Cancer for Parents
£9,660	30/08/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a life coaching programme for parents of children with cancer. The project aims to focus on providing parents with the opportunity to reflect on their experiences ....more The funding will be used to deliver a life coaching programme for parents of children with cancer. The project aims to focus on providing parents with the opportunity to reflect on their experiences taking a strength-based approach.
National Lottery Community Fund - Neuroblastoma Parent Education Conference
£10,000	11/10/2017 12	The charity will hold an education conference which will bring together parents, medical practitioners, clinicians and researchers and offer an expert overview of the choices available to families ....more The charity will hold an education conference which will bring together parents, medical practitioners, clinicians and researchers and offer an expert overview of the choices available to families affected by neuroblastoma, enabling them to receive peer support and gain greater understanding.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-57

DR AINE MCCARTHY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Communications

ALEXANDRA MAY AUSTIN LANE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lawyer

DAVID FRANCOIS COULON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

MATTHEW GILES WHITE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Company Director

NICK BIRD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

JOSEPH CHARLES TABONE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director, Business In The Community, Other trusteeships: ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FOUNDATION, THE PINK SINGERS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/04/2010, number: 1135601
Registered at Companies House on 30/03/2010, number: 07208648

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
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

13 returns made; AR11: 176 days late,

Main office

Solving Kids Cancer
Salisbury House
29 Finsbury Circus
LONDON
EC2M 7AQ

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING AND TREATMENT OF CANCER IN CHILDREN THROUGH THE GREATER AWARENESS, PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, ACCESS TO TREATMENT PROTOCOLS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTRES AND CLINICAL RESEARCH AIMED AT IMPROVED DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, RELIEVE THE SICKNESS AND THE POVERTY OF PERSONS LIVING ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND BY ANY OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS THAT THE DIRECTORS IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

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