Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -17
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -22 ?

SPOTLIGHT ON CANCER COURAGE 

Spotlight on Cancer Courage provide a range of photographic/ make over experiences to those suffering from or having suffered from all types of cancer. The charity operate mainly in the West Midlands and Staffordshire but will also travel to London and surrounding areas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/19*£152£0£1520
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

07414941239

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • General outpatient health-care services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/12/2018, number: 1181227
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
1 returns made; AR19: 156 days late,
Main office

5 Daffodil Drive
Streethay
LICHFIELD
Staffordshire
WS13 8NX

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTS OF TREATMENT, BY PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES AND RESOURCES DIRECTED TO IMPROVING THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, CONFIDENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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