Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 2

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE SWALLOWS HEAD & NECK CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

We reach out and offer fantastic support 24/7 and will refer you to other 3rd party services if that's what you need. Our Charity is run by patients, carers, family and friends so everyone understands the problems when you are diagnosed with head and neck cancer. The Swallows was formed by cancer patients to help and support fellow sufferers and their carers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
30/03/23		£194	£206	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
30/03/22		£153	£181	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
30/03/21		£240	£140	£100	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
30/03/20		£205	£248	£-44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
30/03/19	*	£190	£174	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18		£99	£89	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/03/17		£75	£70	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/03/16	*	£62	£64	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/03/15	*	£35	£26	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/03/14		£48	£40	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.theswallows.org.uk

info@theswallows.org.uk

01253428940

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Services for the elderly

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Throughout England And Wales, United States,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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
CAF - Grant to The Swallows Head & Neck Cancer Support Charity
£7,500	03/06/2020 3	Grant to The Swallows Head & Neck Cancer Support Charity to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - 24/7 Cancer Patient & Caregiver Support
£10,000	22/05/2020 12	The funding will be used to provide 24/7 telephone and online support to people with cancer who are currently shielding due to COVID-19 volunteers will also provide other services such as shopping ....more The funding will be used to provide 24/7 telephone and online support to people with cancer who are currently shielding due to COVID-19 volunteers will also provide other services such as shopping and prescription collections. The project will continue to hold regular virtual meetings on a one to one group and conference style to fully understand the issues of what a patient and caregiver needs during lockdown.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

LYANNE WRIGHT Appointed: 2024

ALI KHURRAM PROFESSOR Appointed: 2024

ANDREW GRICE Appointed: 2017

JOSEPH BANNISTER Appointed: 2020

NORMAN JOSEPH HILL Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeships: THE ROTARY CLUB OF ST ANNES ON THE SEA - BENEVOLENT FUND, DISABILITY AID TRUST (DAT) FORMERLY KNOWN AS HANDICAPPED AID TRUST (HAT),

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/11/2012, number: 1149794

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

28/03/2022 - Asset transfer in from ASHLAR LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND
11/07/2022 - Asset transfer in from 20-20 VOICE CANCER

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

10 returns made; AR19: 41 days late, AR16: 8 days late, AR15: 41 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ASHLAR LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND on 28/03/2022
Asset transfer in from 20-20 VOICE CANCER on 11/07/2022

Main office

68-70 Waterloo Road
South Shore
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 1AB

Objectives

3.1 TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HEAD AND NECK CANCER IN THE FYLDE COAST AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS (THE ‘AREA OF BENEFIT’); AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT ABOUT THE JOURNEY FROM DIAGNOSIS, THROUGH TREATMENT AND INTO RECOVERY FOR THIS TYPE OF CANCER.3.1.1 TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE EAR, NOSE AND THROAT DEPARTMENT (ENT) OF THE BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL WHO ARE SICK CONVALESCENT OR IN ANY WAY DISABLED AND TO GENERALLY SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SAID HOSPITAL.

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