Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

All female board: -3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

ABOVE & BEYOND CANCER FOUNDATION

Offering support to people, their carers, or family members who have been diagnosed with cancer. Provide a safe place for those to chat and talk through their experience. Provide access to complementary and holistic therapies, should they feel that this will aid in their wellbeing during this time.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
Why is the Board completely female?

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/23	£62	£51	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/22	£35	£37	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/21	£39	£20	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/20	£19	£14	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/19	£7	£13	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/18	£20	£7	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.above-beyond.org.uk

karenchin68@gmail.com

07812008103

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£85,459
Harpur Trust	£2,000
Co-Operative Group	£1,020

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Above & Beyond Cancer Foundation
£1,020	21/10/2023	We would like to organise holistic and wellbeing days for local cancer patients and their loved ones.
National Lottery Community Fund - Health & Wellbeing Support for Cancer Patients
£75,459	08/09/2022	This funding will support Above & Beyond Cancer Foundation to continue providing its cancer support programme across Bedfordshire & the surrounding area. The work will support the core costs of the organisation which provides mental health ....more This funding will support Above & Beyond Cancer Foundation to continue providing its cancer support programme across Bedfordshire & the surrounding area. The work will support the core costs of the organisation which provides mental health support & physical therapies to those affected by a cancer diagnosis.
Harpur Trust - Above and Beyond Cancer Care
£2,000	18/01/2021	Core funding to enable charity to operate
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Mental Health & Wellbeing in Cancer Patients
£10,000	20/11/2020 6	The funding will be used to continue to provide 1 to 1 focussed support and well-being treatments to cancer patients who have received a diagnosis during the pandemic. The project aims to help patients come to term with their diagnosis signpost ....more The funding will be used to continue to provide 1 to 1 focussed support and well-being treatments to cancer patients who have received a diagnosis during the pandemic. The project aims to help patients come to term with their diagnosis signpost them to a range of services and support their mental health.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROLINE THURSFIELD Appointed: 2024

JAYNE PROCTOR Appointed: 2017

JULIE MORRISON Appointed: 2017

KAREN CHIN Appointed: 2017

LIZ ROE Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/07/2017, number: 1173983

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

3 The Rowlands
BIGGLESWADE
SG18 8NY

Objectives

To promote and protect good health for the public benefit, for those persons living with or affected by cancer by;a) offering 1 to 1 support in which people with a cancer diagnosis, their carers and family members can exchange a shared experience andb) provide practical advice and support including access to complimentary therapies, including but not exclusively limited to reflexology, reiki, massage and relaxation techniques.

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