Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

SOLAN CONNOR FAWCETT FAMILY CANCER TRUST

Team Solan is a charity created to help people impacted by a cancer. diagnosis or bereavement. Our aim is to help improve the quality of life of those affected by cancer within the North East of England. We provide bespoke help, support, advice and signposting for families and individuals who are dealing with the turmoil that cancer can bring.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year
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
05/05/23	£269	£320	£-51	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/05/22	£269	£232	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/05/21	£236	£131	£105	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/05/20	£196	£127	£69	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/05/19	£181	£164	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/05/18	£158	£113	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.teamsolan.org.uk

admin@teamsolan.org.uk

01388 531333

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

General outpatient health-care services

How it operates

Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria, Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Redcar And Cleveland, Sunderland,

Who it helps

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£16,051
County Durham Community Foundation	£5,000
Masonic Trust	£1,800

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,800	22/01/2024	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - Internal IT System
£10,000	10/06/2022	The funding will be used to install a new IT system to enable the organisation to run more efficiently. The project will help the organisation to cope with the increase in demand and complexity of ....more The funding will be used to install a new IT system to enable the organisation to run more efficiently. The project will help the organisation to cope with the increase in demand and complexity of needs and higher cancer stages providing staff and volunteers with more time to focus on improving the lives of families living with cancer.
County Durham Community Foundation - Team Solan supports vulnerable families with cancer
£5,000	28/05/2020	To support care packages for cancer patients and families.
National Lottery Community Fund - Team Solan supports Vulnerable Families with Cancer in Aycliffe
£6,051	15/05/2020 1	The funding will be used to deliver fortnightly care packages and provide telephone support for families with a cancer diagnosis including those who are self-isolating. The aim is to support people ....more The funding will be used to deliver fortnightly care packages and provide telephone support for families with a cancer diagnosis including those who are self-isolating. The aim is to support people during the COVID-19 pandemic to help reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALLAN WHEATLEY Appointed: 2017

DEBRA ANN SWINBURN Appointed: 2017

HARRY HUBBER Appointed: 2022

PAUL WILLIAM O'HEHIR Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/05/2017, number: 1172918

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
Investing charity funds 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

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

26-28 High Street
SPENNYMOOR
County Durham
DL16 6DB

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH OF PERSONS SUFFERING WITH CANCER AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING WITHIN COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

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