Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 6

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs high: -5

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

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

BREAST CANCER NOW

We're Breast Cancer Now, the UK's largest breast cancer charity and we're dedicated to funding research into this devastating disease. We're bringing together all those affected by the disease to improve the way we prevent, detect, treat and stop the disease. We believe that if we all act now, by 2050 everyone who develops breast cancer will live.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 9 years

www.breastcancernow.org

hello@breastcancernow.org

03332070300

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
31/07/23	£49,579	£53,429	£-3,850	£22,994	£45,090	£43,936	9.9	330	688
31/07/22	£66,884	£43,991	£22,893	£21,654	£49,205	£48,540	13.2	294	1,200
31/07/21	£43,022	£34,501	£8,521	£15,674	£26,434	£25,709	8.9	269	1,400
31/07/20	£40,037	£39,651	£386	£16,984	£16,100	£13,817	4.2	311	1,450
31/07/19	£41,781	£39,682	£2,099	£18,257	£16,355	£15,094	4.6	225	900
31/07/18	£30,503	£30,879	£-376	£11,264	£10,778	£7,640	3	160	0
31/07/17	£28,318	£29,909	£-1,591	£10,746	£10,746	£9,751	3.9	156	0
31/07/16	£27,616	£31,702	£-4,086	£13,102	£11,211	£10,040	3.8	166	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 58%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 43.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 31%
Liabilities/Income: 40%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 9.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

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

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales, United States,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

330 employees
688 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£500,000
DCMS	£375,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£177,257
Quartet Community Foundation	£1,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Breast Cancer Now
£1,000	12/04/2023	As directed by the donor towards the work of Breast Cancer Now, a national support, research and campaigning charity. The organisation supports those affected by primary and secondary breast cancer. ....more As directed by the donor towards the work of Breast Cancer Now, a national support, research and campaigning charity. The organisation supports those affected by primary and secondary breast cancer. It is the UK’s largest breast cancer charity, created by the merger of Breast Cancer Campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Breast Cancer Now
£250	19/01/2022	As requested by the donor towards research and campaigning around breast cancer and care and support for those affected by breast cancer.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Breast Cancer Now
£250	01/06/2021	As requested by the donor towards research and campaigning around breast cancer and care and support for those affected by breast cancer.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£200,000	27/11/2020	EARLY RELEASE OF FUNDS AND CORE COSTS/UNRESTRICTED GRANT
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£375,000	31/07/2020	"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."
National Lottery Community Fund - BECCA (Breast Cancer Care App)
£177,257	25/07/2019 15	BECCA (Breast Cancer Care App)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£300,000	28/06/2019	The Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank
Sport England - RG Physical Activity Project
£48,604	09/04/2018 11	Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity funding programme for a Revenue project titled RG Physical Activity Project. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, ....more Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity funding programme for a Revenue project titled RG Physical Activity Project. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 14/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-71

ANDREW MOORE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retail

BARBARA ELLEN BROWN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Management Consultant

CLAIRE RYAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Macmillan Consultant Nurse

DR ANDREAS MAKRIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Doctor, Other trusteeships: THE MOUNT VERNON MARIE CURIE RESEARCH WING TRUST, THE CRIDLAN ROSS SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST 2004, UK BREAST CANCER GROUP (UKBCG),

DR NISHA SHARMA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Doctor

GAIL LOUISE TUCKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

GEORGETTE ULIA MOGBONJUBOLA ONI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Surgeon

JILL MARGARET THOMPSON (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeships: BREAST CANCER CAMPAIGN, BREAKTHROUGH BREAST CANCER,

KEITH DAVID FELTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Corporate Services, Other trusteeships: Vision Foundation for London, United Kingdom for UNHCR,

MARK DAVID ASTAIRE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Banker, Other trusteeship: THE WENDOVER FOUNDATION,

PASCALE MARIE ALVANITAKIS-GUELY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Financial Advisor

PROFESSOR INGUNN HOLEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Professor, Other trusteeship: BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH,

PROFESSOR MITCH DOWSETT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Clinical Biochemist

SONIA BEVERLEY GAYLE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Non-Executive

WILLIAM JAMES PATRICK RICHARDS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Vp, Global Talent

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/02/2015, number: 1160558
Registered at Companies House on 09/12/2014, number: 09347608

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

5th Floor
Ibex House
42-47 Minories
London
EC3N 1DY

Objectives

4.1 THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO:4.1.1 ADVANCE HEALTH, INCLUDING THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM CANCER, PATIENTS RECEIVING TREATMENT, THOSE CONVALESCING FOLLOWING TREATMENT BY:4.1.1.1 PROMOTING ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL ASSIST WITH AWARENESS, IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION OF CANCER;4.1.1.2 ASSISTING THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DISABLED, INFIRM OR IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE;4.1.2 ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS BY UNDERTAKING RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF CANCER ON TERMS THAT THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE PUBLISHED;4.1.3 ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF CANCER AND ITS TREATMENTS PARTICULARLY (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THAT GENERALITY) AMONG SUFFERERS OF CANCER AND THE FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND CARERS OF SUCH PERSONS; AND4.1.4 PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTS CONCERNED WITH MEDICAL RESEARCH OR THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

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