Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -3

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

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 9

FORCE CANCER CHARITY

FORCE Cancer Charity is based in the Westcountry and is dedicated to assisting local people affected by cancer. The charity provides patient support at our purpose built centre, supports innovation, funds a local research programme and purchases "state of the art" equipment for local cancer treatment centres.The charity was established in 1987 (reg charity no 29688) but incorporated in 2011.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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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	£1,868	£1,275	£593	£421	£1,949	£1,540	14.5	27	110
31/03/22	£1,033	£1,305	£-272	£391	£1,356	£1,235	11.4	29	140
31/03/21	£1,242	£1,377	£-135	£372	£1,609	£1,452	12.7	32	200
31/03/20	£1,309	£1,669	£-360	£455	£1,653	£1,460	10.5	34	200
31/03/19	£1,670	£1,570	£100	£427	£2,044	£1,857	14.2	34	200
31/03/18	£1,702	£1,537	£165	£435	£1,926	£1,718	13.4	33	0
31/03/17	£1,469	£1,463	£6	£398	£1,762	£1,519	12.5	31	0
31/03/16	£1,067	£1,310	£-243	£376	£1,708	£1,439	13.2	29	0
31/03/15	£1,312	£1,121	£191	£380	£1,963	£1,664	17.8	18	0
31/03/14	£1,368	£960	£408	£360	£1,753	£1,424	17.8	16	0
31/03/13	£1,258	£897	£361	£336	£1,345	£995	13.3	14	0
31/03/12	£1,086	£788	£298	£301	£984	£760	11.6	14	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 33.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 33.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
Reserves/Spending: 14.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 5.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 13 years

www.forcecancercharity.co.uk

forcefr@forcecancercharity.co.uk

01392406164

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

General outpatient health-care services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

27 employees
110 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	£290,000
DCMS	£149,687
Devon Community Foundation	£16,274
Sport England	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Force 25 Health Professional Volunteers
£290,000	24/08/2022	FCC provide a range of services for patients and their families including access to emotional and physical wellbeing activities (including counselling and physiotherapy) information provision ....more FCC provide a range of services for patients and their families including access to emotional and physical wellbeing activities (including counselling and physiotherapy) information provision benefits advice signposting and outreach oncology support to some of the more remote rural communities in the east of the county.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - FORCE Cancer Charity - 19/11/21
£1,500	21/12/2021	FORCE Acupuncture Service
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Website Development
£12,500	11/02/2021 1	Grant to FORCE CANCER CHARITY
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£149,687	20/07/2020	"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 ....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."
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£10,000	02/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 FORCE Cancer Charity outreach counselling support
£3,774	28/04/2020 2	Grant to FORCE CANCER CHARITY

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-69

DR ROSIE JANE MEW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Clinical Oncology Registra

GLYNIS MARY ATHERTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

SALLY JANE TAPP Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Nurse

DR ANNE HONG, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF THE ONCOLOGY AND RADIOTHERAPY CENTRE EXETER (FORCE),

DR JENNIFER LOUISE FORREST (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Consultant Oncologist

JEREMY ROBERTS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Education And Training Consultant

JOHN RENNINSON Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Hospital Doctor, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF THE ONCOLOGY AND RADIOTHERAPY CENTRE EXETER (FORCE),

LOUISE VICTORIA MAYOR Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Marketing Director

MARCUS WORTHINGTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF THE ONCOLOGY AND RADIOTHERAPY CENTRE EXETER (FORCE),

DR SALLY KIDNER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: General Practitioner, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF THE ONCOLOGY AND RADIOTHERAPY CENTRE EXETER (FORCE),

FRANCIS ANDRE MALCOLM COOK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: THE GAWTHORN CARDIAC TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/03/2011, number: 1140676
Registered at Companies House on 15/02/2011, number: 07529991

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

20/02/2014 - Asset transfer in from ONE MORE DAY
13/11/2018 - Asset transfer in from THE OPERATION HENRY TRUST
24/06/2020 - Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF SID VALLEY TRUST FUND

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
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

12 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF SID VALLEY TRUST FUND on 24/06/2020

Main office

CORNER HOUSE
BARRACK ROAD
EXETER
EX2 5DW

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF THOSE WITHIN DEVON AND THE COUNTIES THAT BORDER IT WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY CANCER IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY:A) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES;B) THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER AND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF PATIENT COMFORT;C) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING TO PROFESSIONALS TO ADVANCE PATIENT CARE OR RESEARCH; ANDD) THE PROMOTION AND FUNDING OF RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF CANCER.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DEVON AND THE COUNTIES THAT BORDER IT

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