Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

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:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/01/23£174£132£42n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/01/22£71£71£0n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/01/21£56£80£-23n/an/an/an/an/a55
31/01/20£124£109£15n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/01/19£106£82£24n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/01/18£105£53£52£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/17£75£52£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/16£51£43£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/15£34£22£12£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

www.thehummingbirdcentre.org.uk

info@thehummingbirdcentre.org.uk

01869244244

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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 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 - 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 ....more
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 (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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