Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

CANCER UNITED

Cancer United is a cancer support charity for all those whose lives have been affected by a cancer diagnosisIt aims to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of cancer patients from diagnosis onwards and those close to them through its active recovery clubs which provide a whole variety of social engagements, its choir and via CU Fitter a cancer specific exercise programme

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and 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
31/01/24		£181	£169	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/23		£163	£189	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/22		£158	£199	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/21		£170	£144	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/20?	*	£146	£152	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/18		£167	£107	£61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/17		£104	£90	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/16		£71	£34	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/15	*	£36	£17	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.cancerunited.org.uk

enquiries@cancerunited.org.uk

07957829505

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

General outpatient health-care services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Durham, Manchester City, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Sussex Community Foundation	£13,990
DCMS	£9,784
Wates Family Enterprise Trust	£9,000
Sport England	£6,250
Co-Operative Group	£2,746
The Clothworkers Foundation	£2,650

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wates Family Enterprise Trust - Cancer United - core costs
£9,000	27/11/2023	Core Costs
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Cancer United
£5,000	19/05/2023	Funding was provided towards staff costs.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - CANCER UNITED - 24/11/21
£1,000	14/01/2022	Core Funding
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Cancer United
£3,990	18/11/2020 12	Funding was provided for 2/3 bikes adapted for disabled riders to enable them to take part in the Active Sussex Out cycle cancer project.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to CANCER UNITED
£2,746	24/10/2020	We plan to buy our own PA system so that we can perform more events both in and outside of the local community
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,784	16/06/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Cancer United
£5,000	01/06/2020	Cancer United is a Sussex based cancer support charity offering help and support through a wide range of social environments where members can share a cancer experience whilst enjoying exercise, socialising and/or music and singing. Since lock-down ....more Cancer United is a Sussex based cancer support charity offering help and support through a wide range of social environments where members can share a cancer experience whilst enjoying exercise, socialising and/or music and singing. Since lock-down they have diversified to an online platform for members, to support vulnerable people from the local community who would have become even more isolated. Funding will support the online platform.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to British Association of Cancer United Patients
£2,650	01/05/2020	COVID19 : purchase IT and gym equipment for a charity that works with cancer patients in West Sussex
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£6,250	14/04/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-79

DAVID STEPHEN LOVELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Regulatory Consultant

DR SANKHA SUVRA MITRA Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Consultant Clinical Oncologist (Nhs)

ERICA SHEWARD Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Lecturer

GESINE HERMANN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Research Chemist

HEIDI FISHER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Accountant

JAN SHEWARD (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Company Director

KATHRYN JENNIFER HALL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Television Producer

MARIA BECKETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Swimming Teacher

SARAH MURPHY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/02/2014, number: 1155747
Registered at Companies House on 04/01/2013, number: 08347720

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
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

9 returns made; AR20: 7 days late, AR15: 20 days late,

Main office

Millfield House
Station Road
Angmering
Littlehampton
BN16 4HY

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY CANCER.TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CANCER, OR THOSE IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION.TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF CANCER THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A SUPPORT GROUP, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE TO THEM, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY CANCER BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR THEM, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.

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