Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 10
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

ACHEINU CANCER SUPPORT 

Acheinu Cancer Support (ACS) exists to support the emotional, practical & medical difficulties of BME Jewish persons and their families, affected by cancer. We assist in tackling inequality by the provision of treatment, necessities and facilities, enabling access to resources through referrals, and practical guidance. ACS help to prevent sickness by raising health awareness across the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/12/22£619£703£-84£58£114£320.5920
31/12/21£956£786£170£107£198£1602.4820
31/12/20£448£428£20n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/19£147£140£8n/an/an/an/an/a5
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 31%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 28%
Reserves/Spending: 0.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 8.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 5 years

www.acscancer.org.uk

info@acscancer.org.uk

02088067227

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • General outpatient health-care services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Israel, Throughout England And Wales, United States,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 9 employees
  • 20 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
City Bridge Trust£46,300
National Lottery Community Fund£39,388
BBC Children in Need£30,500
DCMS£19,995
The London Community Foundation£19,895
Hackney CVS£16,061
The Childhood Trust£13,745
Sport England£7,710
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£5,061 09/11/2023
Supplying weekly household deliveries to those families who are affected by cancer and the cost of living crisis.
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£5,000 17/07/2023
Food packages for people affected by cancer from the Jewish community in London
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Acheinu Cancer Support
£34,000 06/03/2023
£34,000 over two years (£18,000 £18,000) towards the provision of emotional advice and well-being support groups for cancer patients.
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£6,000 31/01/2023
Delivery of food supplies to cancer patients and their families
National Lottery Community Fund - Easing the cancer journey
£9,984 21/10/2022
The funding will be used to cover the costs of an advice worker to guide people living with cancer through the process of applying for benefits and hardship grants. The project aims to reduce the ....more
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - "Move" yourself through cancer
£7,710 22/06/2022
This project will fund a new exercise group for Jewish adults who have or previously had a cancer diagnosis themselves or for their partner/spouse who is living with a diagnosis. The exercise groups ....more
London Catalyst - Acheinu Cancer Support - 2
£1,000 09/12/2021
Women's Health Awareness
National Lottery Community Fund - Easing the cancer journey
£9,804 06/08/2021
The funding will be used to provide an advice worker to guide vulnerable cancer patients through the process of applying for benefits and hardship grants. The project aims to reduce the financial ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Acheinu Cancer Support (ACS)
£30,500 30/07/2021
This project will provide day trips for children and young people who have been diagnosed with cancer. Activities will result in improved well-being, greater self-esteem and reduced stress.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Acheinu Cancer Support
£1,570 24/06/2021
towards the costs of a trip to Diggerland for Children from the London Borough of Hackney who have been diagnosed with cancer, or who have a sibling or parent diagnosed with cancer.
The Childhood Trust - Support and care to children affected by cancer.
£13,745 22/06/2021
Light up the day for a young child who?s sibling is suffering with cancer through sponsoring warm nutritious meals., Send them love through special gifts and activity packs which will brighten their ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Acheinu Cancer Support
£7,800 08/12/2020
0
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Acheinu Cancer Support
£9,995 18/09/2020
The funding will enable cancer patients who have been in isolation for many months to improve their emotional well-being through different therapeutic mediums.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£9,995 18/09/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 08/07/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - Care for cancer kids
£9,600 07/05/2020
1
The funding will be used to deliver toy packages for children living with the effects of cancer. The project aims to provide support in improving emotional well-being.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Acheinu Cancer Support
£9,900 23/04/2020
We have already been approved for £4500 from Wave 1 which will cover the costs to deliver warm meals to cancer patients. We are seeking additional funding to deliver weekly grocery supplies to ....more
CAF - Grant to Acheinu Cancer Support
£7,400 16/04/2020
3
Grant to Acheinu Cancer Support to support the organisation through COVID19
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Acheinu Cancer Support
£4,500 13/04/2020
A grant of £4,500 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Acheinu Cancer Support
£750 17/03/2020
towards a one day trip to a farm in St Albans for children from the London Borough of Hackney
National Lottery Community Fund - The 3 R's :Relax Recharge Revive
£10,000 02/08/2019
12
The funding will be used to provide day trips and weekends away for people living with cancer and their families. The project aims to offer people the opportunity to relax and come together with ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/01/2019, number: 1181606
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

99-101 Dunsmure Road
London
N16 5HT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES/CARERS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM, HAVE SUFFERED IN THE PAST, OR LIVING WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TREATMENT, FACILITIES, PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE THROUGH APPROPRIATE REFERRALS AND SIGNPOSTING TO ENABLE SUCH PEOPLE TO RECEIVE IMMEDIATE HELP AND SUPPORT IF NOT OTHERWISE READILY AVAILABLE DUE TO LACK OF FINANCIAL MEANS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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