Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE HUMMINGBIRD CENTRE

The Hummingbird Centre offers support, complementary therapy and friendship to people affected by cancer. The focus of our activities is to create a place to meet, get information, be pampered and have fun: a space in which to relax, escape daily life pressures and have the opportunity to talk to others who can help support both practically and emotionally.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

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	£209	£196	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/23	£174	£132	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/22	£71	£71	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/21	£56	£80	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/20?	£124	£109	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/18	£105	£53	£52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/17	£75	£52	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/16	£51	£43	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/15	£34	£22	£12	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.thehummingbirdcentre.org.uk

info@thehummingbirdcentre.org.uk

01869244244

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£150,814
Postcode Society Trust	£24,930
Oxfordshire Community Foundation	£1,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Hummingbird Cancer Support & Therapy Centre
£150,814	31/08/2022	This funding will support the Hummingbird Cancer Support and Therapy Centre to provide a supportive community space and free support services for people living with cancer and their families in Bicester and surrounding villages as well as others in ....more This funding will support the Hummingbird Cancer Support and Therapy Centre to provide a supportive community space and free support services for people living with cancer and their families in Bicester and surrounding villages as well as others in Oxfordshire Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.
Postcode Society Trust - Improving Mental Wellbeing of those affected by cancer
£24,930	27/06/2022	By keeping all of our buildings and provide courses, its enabled us to support the Health and Wellbeing of those affected by cancer.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - COVID-19 To Fly Again
£1,500	23/07/2020 7	Advice & support - enabling the organisation re re-open with reduced service.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to The Hummingbird Centre
£5,000	09/10/2018	Grant to The Hummingbird Centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

IAN CRITCHLEY Appointed: 2024

LYNN MARY PRATT (Chair) Appointed: 2015

MECHELLE HARRIS Appointed: 2014

PAUL HARRIS Appointed: 2014

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/04/2014, number: 1156595

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
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; all on time

Main office

GRANGE COURTYARD
STATION ROAD
LAUNTON
BICESTER
OXFORDSHIRE
OX26 5DX

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BICESTER DIAGNOSED WITH A FORM OF CANCER BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS AND THEIR FAMLIES

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