Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

All male board: -3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 5

DAFT AS A BRUSH CANCER PATIENT CARE CHARITABLE TRUST

To relieve the suffering and improve the condition of life of persons suffering from cancer in particular but not exclusively by the provision of transport for any person or persons suffering from cancer to attend hospital appointments and/or other appointments for treatment of, therapy for and/or other rehabilitation from their illness.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why is the Board completely male?
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £6,635,430 available, equivalent to 85 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/23		£840	£942	£-102	£65	£6,688	£6,635	84.5	6	400
31/12/22	*	£997	£840	£158	£108	£6,210	£6,210	88.8	5	350
31/12/21		£570	£697	£-127	£99	£6,535	£6,535	112.5	4	250
31/12/20		£505	£557	£-52	£47	£5,860	£5,860	126.2	6	250
31/12/19		£619	£579	£40	£32	£5,508	£5,508	114.2	5	350
31/12/18		£720	£482	£238	£46	£4,778	£4,778	119	5	0
31/12/17		£666	£485	£180	£47	£4,526	£4,526	111.9	5	0
31/12/16		£433	£455	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£727	£318	£409	£46	£3,751	£3,751	141.8	3	0
31/12/14	*	£227	£265	£-38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£486	£234	£252	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£630	£219	£411	£89	£2,910	£2,910	159.4	3	0
31/12/11		£446	£255	£191	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£2,596	£78	£2,518	£78	£2,518	£2,518	387.1	0	0
31/12/09		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£1	£1	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07		£0	£2	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06		£22	£20	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£32	£31	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£24	£24	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 84.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 35 years

daftasabrush.org.uk

info@daftasabrush.org.uk

01912855999

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, 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

Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£16,100
DCMS	£7,200
National Lottery Community Fund	£7,200
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care Charitable Trust
£3,000	21/10/2021	The organisations charitable activities
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,200	28/09/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....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."
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards the organisations charitable purposes
£3,000	24/09/2020	Towards the organisations charitable purposes
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for cancer patients during the Covid-19 pandemic
£8,100	22/05/2020	Support for cancer patients during the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support for cancer patients during the Covid-19 pandemic
£5,000	22/05/2020	support for cancer patients during the Covid-19 pandemic
National Lottery Community Fund - Keep an ambulance on the road
£7,200	15/05/2020 11	This project will allow the group to take cancer patients free of charge from their homes in the North East to their treatment at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. The cancer patients are at a greater risk ....more This project will allow the group to take cancer patients free of charge from their homes in the North East to their treatment at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. The cancer patients are at a greater risk of infection during the COVID-19 pandemic and need the support at this difficult time.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Contribution to cancer patient care - transport
£2,500	17/05/2019	Contribution to cancer patient care - transport
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Contribution to Cancer Patient Care- transport
£2,500	31/05/2018	Contribution to Cancer Patient Care- transport
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Contribution to Cancer Patient Care - transport
£2,500	19/04/2017	Contribution to Cancer Patient Care - transport
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Contribution to Cancer Patient Care - transport
£2,500	11/04/2016	Contribution to Cancer Patient Care - transport
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards cancer patient care - recruitment of a Transport Integrator
£2,500	21/05/2015	Towards cancer patient care - recruitment of a Transport Integrator

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 59-82

ABDUL MAJEED CHUHAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: None

BRIAN THOMAS BURNIE (Chair), Occupation: Director

IAN DAVID PEDLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant Clinical Oncologist

LORD JOHN WARREN SHIPLEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

PROFESSOR DAVID JOHN BURN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Doctor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/12/1989, number: 328432
Registered at Companies House on 09/01/1989, number: 02333474

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
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

20 returns made; AR22: 99 days late, AR14: 25 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from BLUEBELL CANCER PATIENT CARE on 16/04/2024

Main office

Daft as a Brush House
Great North Road
GOSFORTH
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE3 2DR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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