Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

WESTON PARK HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND LTD 

The Charity funds research and improves treatment and care for local people living with and after cancer. The Charity provides care and support for people affected by cancer, during and after treatment, through our information and support centre and outreach work. We also fund: (1)research into the causes of, and improved treatment for, cancer (2)cancer treatment services.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/03/23£2,223£2,475£-251£705£3,959£2,91514.127352
31/03/22£2,187£1,692£495£606£4,262£3,72026.425266
31/03/21£1,717£1,779£-63£591£3,748£3,46423.4260
31/03/20*£2,596£2,592£3£644£5,340£5,04123.32596
31/03/19£7,020£2,217£4,804£460£5,384£5,15927.922113
31/03/18*£415£471£-56£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£390£438£-47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£398£414£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£413£383£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£361£374£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£372£346£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£340£359£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£381£342£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£238£262£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£261£265£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£201£251£-50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£226£268£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£227£253£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£167£202£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£148£157£-9£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 33.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 28.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 53%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 74%
Reserves/Spending: 14.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 18 months
Quick Ratio: 4.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 44 years

www.westonpark.org.uk

charityteam@wpcancercharity.org.uk

01145533330

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Barnsley, Derbyshire, Doncaster, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Rotherham, Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 27 employees
  • 352 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Weston Park Cancer Charity
£3,910 22/10/2022
We would like to provide specialist bereavement support to those who have lost a loved one to cancer.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Outreach Cancer Support Service
£270,000 24/03/2022
36
The funding will provide outreach support comprising 1-2-1 emotional and practical support across Sheffield’s most deprived wards. Over three years the project will directly benefit 3000 people ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Weston Park Hospital Development Fund Ltd
£2,650 04/08/2017
A local cancer information app will enable patients & families to access additional services specific to their diagnosis.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-71
  • DARRELL RE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Nurse
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/03/1980, number: 509803
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/02/1980, number: 01480596
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 1 days late, AR18: 23 days late, AR16: 268 days late, AR15: 270 days late, AR14: 258 days late, AR13: 272 days late, AR12: 265 days late, AR11: 253 days late, AR09: 99 days late, AR07: 34 days late, AR06: 367 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from INSPIRATION FOR LIFE on 20/11/2023
Main office

WESTON PARK HOSP DEV FUND LTD
23 NORTHUMBERLAND ROAD
SHEFFIELD
S10 2TX

Objectives

1.1.1 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS BY MAINTAINING, RESEARCHING INTO AND IMPROVING (WHETHER BY MAKING GRANTS OR OTHERWISE) ONCOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF PATIENTS AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE ATTENDING WESTON PARK HOSPITAL; 1.1.2 TO RELIEVE PERSONS WITH CANCER AND THEIR CARERS AND FAMILY BY THE PROVISION OF A COUNSELLING, ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SERVICE; AND 1.1.3 TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF WESTON PARK HOSPITAL GENERALLY AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THOSE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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