Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

CANCER HELP (PRESTON) LIMITED

Comprehensive support service for cancer patients and their families, working with professional colleagues within the NHS; the period of care extending from diagnosis, through treatment to survivorship or terminal phase. The support objective is to ensure that all patients attain and maintain the maximum level of physical, mental and social functioning compatible with their disease condition.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

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 has been volatile recently

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
30/09/22	£310	£334	£-25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
30/09/21	£404	£361	£43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
30/09/20	£407	£335	£72	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
30/09/19	£315	£400	£-86	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	110
30/09/18	£405	£378	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	120
30/09/17	£337	£351	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16	£315	£372	£-57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15	£385	£417	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14	£387	£385	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/13	£417	£436	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12	£512	£421	£91	£90	£1,083	£1,083	30.9	5	0
30/09/11	£386	£421	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10	£380	£375	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09	£442	£408	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08	£418	£439	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07	£412	£414	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06	£252	£216	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05	£299	£225	£73	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04	£290	£251	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 30 years

www.cancerhelppreston.co.uk

info@cancerhelppreston.co.uk

01772 793344

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
75 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	£95,619
BBC Children in Need	£28,858
CAF	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£3,550

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cheshire Community Foundation - Complementary Therapies
£778	02/08/2022	Complementary Therapies
Co-Operative Group - Grant to CancerHelp at Croston House
£3,550	23/10/2021	We aim to fund admin support and equipment for our Croston House centre in Garstang. This means that when Covid-19 restrictions are lifted we can plan services again, including the gardening group.
Department for Work and Pensions - P AND V SOLUTIONS
£3,000	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cancer Help (Preston) Ltd
£28,858	28/05/2020 36	This three year project will support children and young people affected by cancer through group therapeutic sessions. It will result in improved emotional wellbeing, positive empowerment, and ....more This three year project will support children and young people affected by cancer through group therapeutic sessions. It will result in improved emotional wellbeing, positive empowerment, and positive relationships.
National Lottery Community Fund - Protecting the Mental Health & Wellbeing of Clients & Members Local cancer team
£86,159	26/05/2020 9	A project to provide psychological and social support for adults and children affected by cancer from the point of diagnosis onwards. It will provide talking therapy support – initially through ....more A project to provide psychological and social support for adults and children affected by cancer from the point of diagnosis onwards. It will provide talking therapy support – initially through telephone and online counselling then through one to one and group support when social distancing restrictions have been lifted.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting with our clients
£9,460	15/05/2020 15	The funding will be used to support people affected by cancer and their families through virtual one to one therapy sessions advice on healthy eating online relaxation group workshops and a buddy ....more The funding will be used to support people affected by cancer and their families through virtual one to one therapy sessions advice on healthy eating online relaxation group workshops and a buddy peer support scheme. The project aims to improve the physical and mental well-being of those directly affected by cancer who have been socially isolating for long periods of time and suffering anxiety and distress.
CAF - Grant to CancerHelp (Preston) Ltd
£5,000	04/05/2020 3	Grant to CancerHelp (Preston) Ltd to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Being with Cancer Support Workshops
£9,795	17/08/2018 12	This group will bring together newly diagnosed cancer patients and their families to provide practical and psychological help, focussing on coping with anxiety and coping with the impact on sleep. ....more This group will bring together newly diagnosed cancer patients and their families to provide practical and psychological help, focussing on coping with anxiety and coping with the impact on sleep. The project aims to help families realise that they are not alone and that they can build networks of support in those going through a similar experience.
National Lottery Community Fund - Room2Stride
£10,000	27/11/2013 12	_x000B_This is a project by a charity in Preston. The organisation will use funding to run a range of support sessions for young people who have experienced bereavement. This will reduce the ....more _x000B_This is a project by a charity in Preston. The organisation will use funding to run a range of support sessions for young people who have experienced bereavement. This will reduce the isolation young people feel and provide them with the skills and confidence they need to re enter education or employment._x000B__x000B_

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-81

ANGELA ROSEMARY SHORROCK Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Site Manager

JUDITH MARY ROBINSON Appointed: 1996, Occupation: Teacher

JONATHAN DESMOND GORICK (Chair) Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Company Director

MICHAEL JOHN SWIFT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Human Resources

PETER DAVID HINE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor

REVD DAVID LEE ANDERSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

RACHEL ELAINE MALLETT Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: CHERNOBYL HEART,

RETA LOUISE ROSE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Marketing Manager, Other trusteeship: FARLEYS FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/02/1994, number: 1032828
Registered at Companies House on 25/01/1994, number: 02890943

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

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

Vine House
20 Cromwell Road
Ribbleton
PRESTON
PR2 6YB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CANCER

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE PRESTON AND IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING A

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