Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE SWALLOWS HEAD & NECK CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

We reach out and offer fantastic support 24/7 and will refer you to other 3rd party services if that's what you need. Our Charity is run by patients, carers, family and friends so everyone understands the problems when you are diagnosed with head and neck cancer. The Swallows was formed by cancer patients to help and support fellow sufferers and their carers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
30/03/23£194£206£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
?30/03/22£153£181£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
?30/03/21£240£140£100n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/20£205£248£-44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
?30/03/19*£190£174£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£99£89£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/17£75£70£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/16*£62£64£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/15*£35£26£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/14£48£40£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.theswallows.org.uk

info@theswallows.org.uk

01253428940

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Throughout England And Wales, United States,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
CAF - Grant to The Swallows Head & Neck Cancer Support Charity
£7,500 03/06/2020
3
Grant to The Swallows Head & Neck Cancer Support Charity to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - 24/7 Cancer Patient & Caregiver Support
£10,000 22/05/2020
12
The funding will be used to provide 24/7 telephone and online support to people with cancer who are currently shielding due to COVID-19 volunteers will also provide other services such as shopping and prescription collections. The project will ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ALI KHURRAM PROFESSOR Appointed: 2024
  • ANDREW GRICE Appointed: 2017
  • JOSEPH BANNISTER Appointed: 2020
  • LYANNE WRIGHT Appointed: 2024
  • NORMAN JOSEPH HILL Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/11/2012, number: 1149794
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
10 returns made; AR19: 41 days late, AR16: 8 days late, AR15: 41 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ASHLAR LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND on 28/03/2022
  • Asset transfer in from 20-20 VOICE CANCER on 11/07/2022
Main office

Business First Lancaster House
Amy Johnson Way
Blackpool
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 2RP

Objectives

I. TO PROVIDE THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HEAD AND NECK CAN-CER THROUGHOUT THE UK AND OTHER COUNTRIES AND IN PARTICULAR TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE EAR, NOSE AND THROAT DEPARTMENT (ENT) OF THE BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL WHO ARE SICK CONVALESCENT OR IN ANY WAY DISABLED AND TO GENERALLY SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SAID HOSPITAL. II. TO PROVIDE AWARE-NESS, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION TO HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT HEAD AND NECK CANCER WITHIN THE UK AND OTHER COUNTRIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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