Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3
Large legacies income: +1
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs high: -5

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

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 12

LEUKAEMIA CARE

Leukaemia Care is a national blood cancer support charity. We are dedicated to ensuring that anyone affected by blood cancer receives the right information, advice and support. We provide services to patients and their families, and education and training to the healthcare professionals that look after them. We also campaign for earlier diagnosis of leukaemia and access to treatment.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 5 years

www.leukaemiacare.org.uk

communications@leukaemiacare.org.uk

01905755977

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£2,139	£1,980	£160	£781	£3,127	£2,971	18	40	189
31/12/21		£1,346	£1,339	£8	£565	£3,032	£2,960	26.5	31	180
31/12/20		£1,185	£1,124	£61	£275	£2,975	£2,927	31.3	32	178
31/12/19	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 66.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 39.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 18 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 5.6

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Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who works here?

40 employees
189 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£29,997
Masonic Trust	£10,000
DCMS	£9,930
Co-Operative Group	£6,111

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Leukaemia Patient Support Provision in Northern Ireland
£9,999	11/11/2022	Leukaemia Care is using a £9999 grant to fund a support worker in Belfast City Hospital who will provide advice and support to people with Leukaemia or blood cancers to improve their wellbeing. This ....more Leukaemia Care is using a £9999 grant to fund a support worker in Belfast City Hospital who will provide advice and support to people with Leukaemia or blood cancers to improve their wellbeing. This role will complement the existing services and is additional to medical care provided by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Buddy Support Scheme
£9,999	14/10/2022	The funding will be used to expand and improve the services already on offer. The project aims to improve the help available for those living with Leukaemia and other types of blood related cancers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Leukaemia Patient Support Provision in Wales
£9,999	26/09/2022	Leukaemia Care will continue to provide The Leukaemia Patient Support Provision in Wales. They organise hospital support workers in Newport run support groups in Cardiff Abergavenny and Cwmbran and ....more Leukaemia Care will continue to provide The Leukaemia Patient Support Provision in Wales. They organise hospital support workers in Newport run support groups in Cardiff Abergavenny and Cwmbran and offer a Wales wide welfare advice and advocacy support. £9999 will fund staff a helpline webinars and a conference. Bydd Leukaemia Care yn parhau i ddarparu Cymorth i Gleifion Leukaemia yng Nghymru. Maen nhw’n trefnu gweithwyr cymorth ysbyty yng Nghasnewydd cynnal grwpiau cymorth yng Nghaerdydd Y Fenni a Chwmbran ac yn cynnig cyngor lles a chymorth eiriolaeth dros Gymru gyfan. Bydd £9999 yn talu am staff llinell gymorth gweminarau a chynhadledd.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Leukaemia Care
£6,111	23/10/2021	We would like to provide counselling to support the mental health of some of the most vulnerable members of our community - blood cancer patients and their families.
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£10,000	26/05/2021	A grant to support people over 60 who have blood cancer.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,930	11/08/2020	"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 ....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."
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Leukaemia Care
£1,500	12/05/2020	A grant of £1500 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 37-79

CARINA PATTERSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Legal Costs Consultant/Partner

CHRISTOPHER RANULPH GEORGE MATTHEWS-MAXWELL (Chair) Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: HUMANKIND CHARITY,

DHARMESH MEHTA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Business Director

DR EMMANOUIL NIKOLOUSIS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Consultant Haematologist

DR SARAH ANN SMITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Medical Doctor - General Practitioner

ELIZABETH JANE WILSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

HELEN KNIGHT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Clinical Nurse Specialist

KATE STALLARD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Office Administrator

PROFESSOR MHAIRI COPLAND Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Medical Doctor

ROBERT HEPPELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Vice President

WENDY JANE DAVIES Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/06/2019, number: 1183890
Registered at Companies House on 28/03/2019, number: 11911752

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR19: 10 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE LEUKAEMIA CARE SOCIETY on 22/02/2021

Main office

One Birch Court
Blackpole East
Worcester
WR3 8SG

Objectives

1) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONG PERSONS SUFFERING FROM LEUKAEMIA AND ALLIED BLOOD DISORDERS. 2) THE RELIEF OF NEED AMONG THE FAMILIES, CARERS AND FRIENDS OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM LEUKAEMIA AND ALLIED BLOOD DISORDERS, AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE CONTEMPLATING OR SUFFERING BEREAVEMENT OR WHO MUST CONTEMPLATE THE PROSPECT OF TREATMENT WHERE THOSE NEEDS ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AFFLICTION OF LEUKAEMIA AND ALLIED BLOOD DISORDERS.

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