Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 1

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Strong growth: +2

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 9

YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH

The charity's objects are the advancement of health or the saving of lives by undertaking research and other relevant activities in the Yorkshire region or elsewhere to help people avoid, survive or cope with cancer.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £70,907,046 available, equivalent to 58 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Established: 39 years

www.ycr.org.uk

hq@ycr.org.uk

01423 501269

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£32,812	£14,557	£18,255	£3,439	£100,830	£70,907	58.5	73	350
31/03/22		£25,832	£12,654	£13,177	£2,609	£84,051	£63,628	60.3	61	300
31/03/21		£20,289	£13,015	£7,274	£2,023	£69,029	£56,175	51.8	52	290
31/03/20		£18,717	£10,362	£8,355	£2,177	£56,567	£46,510	53.9	41	300
31/03/19		£12,789	£8,352	£4,437	£1,717	£50,938	£39,371	56.6	37	300
31/03/18		£11,032	£6,252	£4,780	£1,795	£46,498	£33,821	64.9	34	0
31/03/17		£20,891	£5,137	£15,754	£1,735	£42,160	£29,101	68	32	0
31/03/16		£6,818	£5,537	£1,281	£1,817	£25,084	£21,417	46.4	30	0
31/03/15		£17,778	£4,255	£13,523	£1,351	£24,282	£20,601	58.1	24	0
31/03/14		£5,140	£5,080	£60	£1,026	£10,461	£10,386	24.5	21	0
31/03/13		£4,200	£6,238	£-2,038	£788	£10,306	£10,306	19.8	19	0
31/03/12		£6,212	£8,326	£-2,114	£782	£11,600	£11,600	16.7	21	0
31/03/11		£4,126	£6,276	£-2,150	£957	£13,905	£13,905	26.6	18	0
31/03/10		£5,182	£8,262	£-3,080	£932	£15,552	£15,552	22.6	16	0
31/03/09		£6,400	£5,554	£847	£874	£16,276	£16,276	35.2	18	0
31/03/08		£5,675	£4,700	£975	£694	£19,732	£19,732	50.4	15	0
31/03/07	*	£5,975	£3,594	£2,381	£709	£20,844	£20,844	69.6	12	0
31/03/06		£5,601	£4,592	£1,009	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£5,247	£4,036	£1,211	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£7,680	£4,342	£3,338	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 58.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 22 months
Quick Ratio: 5.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bradford City, City Of Wakefield, City Of York, Doncaster, East Riding Of Yorkshire, Kirklees, Leeds City, North Yorkshire, Rotherham, Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

73 employees
350 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
DCMS - Yorkshire Cancer Research
£36,000	01/04/2019	The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.
DCMS - Yorkshire Cancer Research
£117,302	01/04/2018	The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.
DCMS - Yorkshire Cancer Research
£62,698	20/11/2017	The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-69

HEATHER LOUISE JACKSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

JOANNE LOUISE BEAGLEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Continuous Improvement Manager

MARTIN JOHN BARKLEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chair Person

MATTHEW PETER JOHNSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Actuary

SAMUEL JENNER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor

SANDRA NEEDHAM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

SIR ROBERT ALAN LANGLANDS FRSE HON Appointed: 2022

BOBBY NDAWULA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Group Finance Director

CLARE VICTORIA FIELD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

CRAIG BONNAR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive (Interim)

DR JAMES PAUL RICE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director Of Digital Transformation - Nhs

DR YVETTE ALISON OADE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Doctor

ELIZABETH ANNE RICHARDS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Non-Executive Director

SANDRA JANE DODSON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chairman, Other trusteeship: MASICORP UK LTD.,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/10/1985, number: 516898
Registered at Companies House on 06/06/1985, number: 01919823

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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; AR07: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

Yorkshire Cancer Research
Hornbeam Square West
HARROGATE
North Yorkshire
HG2 8PA

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR THE SAVING OF LIVES BY UNDERTAKING OR PROMOTING RESEARCH AND OTHER RELEVANT ACTIVITIES IN THE YORKSHIRE REGION OR ELSEWHERE TO HELP PEOPLE AVOID SURVIVE OR COPE WITH CANCER.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE FORMER COUNTY OF YORK OR ELSEWHERE

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