Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE THREE BEARS FOUNDATION

The Three Bears Foundation is a York based National Charity, focusing on the serious challenges of Pancreatic Cancer by raising awareness of the symptoms, seeking to help those diagnosed and working to support Research into the Disease. The Charity raises Funds through a variety of Events, working with the Community and also with PC UK as to Research having already forwarded over £90,000.00
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/09/23£27£38£-10
30/09/22£40£27£13
30/09/21£13£5£8
30/09/20£11£7£4
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.threebears.org.uk

PORRIDGE@THREEBEARS.ORG.UK

07715051995

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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Medical research
How it operates
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW PETER KNOWLES Appointed: 2023
  • CHRISTOPHER JAMES BURN (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • EMMA MAY ELEANOR HARGREAVES Appointed: 2019
  • JOSEPH PETER SWALES Appointed: 2019
  • PETER JAMES BOXALL Appointed: 2023
  • ROXANNE TUOHY Appointed: 2022
  • STEVEN MARK BURN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/12/2019, number: 1186954
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

21 SIM BALK LANE
BISHOPTHORPE
YORK
YO23 2QH

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH CANCER, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PEOPLE WITH PANCREATIC CANCER.THE ABOVE OBJECT WILL BE ACHIEVED BY SUCH MEANS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME AND MAY INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO: A) MAKING GRANTS TO THOSE GROUPS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND GROUPS LIVING WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER; B) MAKING GRANTS TO CHARITIES INVOLVED IN CANCER RESEARCH; AND C) RAISING AWARENESS OF THE SYMPTOMS AND IMPACT OF CANCER.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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