Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

ELLEN MACARTHUR CANCER TRUST 

The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust takes young people sailing to help them regain their confidence, on their way to recovery from cancer, leukaemia and other serious illness.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 21 years

www.ellenmacarthurcancertrust.org

info@emcancertrust.org

01983297750

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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
30/11/22£1,431£1,761£-330£391£2,692£1,98213.519160
30/11/21£1,792£1,311£481£283£3,067£2,33221.319140
30/11/20£1,124£1,004£120£243£2,378£1,73420.717195
30/11/19£2,181£1,596£585£322£2,191£1,56311.716196
30/11/18£1,539£1,466£73£367£1,561£1,32710.916195
30/11/17£1,456£1,429£27£245£1,502£1,29110.8130
30/11/16£1,371£1,100£270£227£1,446£1,25613.7130
30/11/15£1,085£950£136£235£1,141£96312.2110
30/11/14£1,059£773£286£224£1,006£84213.180
30/11/13£694£623£71£181£706£55610.770
30/11/12£475£477£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/11£365£412£-47£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/10£387£342£45£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/09£554£453£101£58£620£62016.450
30/11/08£506£462£45£219£518£51813.530
30/11/07£471£274£197£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/06£334£165£169£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/05£118£58£61£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/04£67£77£-11£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 28.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 22.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 74%
Reserves/Spending: 13.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 19 employees
  • 160 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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust
£130,505 23/10/2018
36
This project will provide summer sailing experiences for children and young people who have had or are having treatment for cancer. Young people will become more confident, have improved well-being ....more
The Blagrave Trust - Supporting young people living with cancer
£45,000 08/03/2015
To rebuild confidence in young people 8-24 after a long term illness

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-65
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2003, number: 1096491
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/11/2002, number: 04597114
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

UNITS 53-57
East Cowes Marina
Britannia Way
EAST COWES
PO32 6UB

Objectives

1) TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING AND PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CANCER, LEUKAEMIA OR OTHER SERIOUS ILLNESS BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SAILING TRIPS, SAILING HOLIDAYS AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITIES; AND2) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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