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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

SARCOMA UK 

Our mission is to ensure everyone affected by sarcoma receives the best treatment, care, information and support available and to create the treatments of the future. We drive awareness of sarcoma cancer, find answers through funding sarcoma research, provide information and support to anyone affected by sarcoma cancer, campaign for better treatments and to improve standards of care.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
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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
31/03/23£2,889£2,896£-7£773£1,507£1,4946.22360
31/03/22£2,540£2,435£105£652£1,514£1,5047.42080
31/03/21£1,875£1,869£6£403£1,409£1,40692180
31/03/20£2,709£2,486£223£657£1,402£1,4376.92280
31/03/19£1,864£1,852£12£505£1,179£1,2478.12140
31/03/18£1,616£1,402£214£348£1,167£1,16410150
31/03/17£1,369£1,397£-28£278£953£9458.1120
31/03/16£1,202£1,095£108£227£980£94110.390
31/03/15£965£804£161£194£872£8031270
31/03/14£761£486£275£141£712£58914.660
31/03/13£438£437£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£408£414£-6£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 26.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 26.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 70%
Liabilities/Income: 123%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 6.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years

www.sarcoma.org.uk

info@sarcoma.org.uk

02078560445

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • General outpatient health-care services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
  • 60 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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£97,736 19/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 28-61
  • RUBINDER SANGHA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Manager Pharmaceuticals
  • MATTHEW TREAGUS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Of Staff And Chief Information Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/01/2011, number: 1139869
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/01/2011, number: 07487432
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

17/18 ANGEL GATE
CITY ROAD
LONDON
EC1V 2PT

Objectives

2.1 TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PATIENTS WITH BONE AND SOFT TISSUE SARCOMAS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE TO THEM, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR CARERS;2.2 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH WITH THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT AND CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH BONE AND SOFT TISSUE SARCOMAS;2.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO SARCOMA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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