Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

Strong growth: +2
Future income +5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 23

TOM'S TRUST

WE ARE DEDICATED TO RAISING FUNDS TO PROVIDE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR CHILDREN WITH BRAIN TUMOURS & THEIR FAMILIES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PSYCHOLOGY PROVISION COVERING EAST ANGLIA AND THE NORTH EAST AND ULTIMATELY AIM TO SUPPORT ALL CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES IN THE UK. WE ALSO WANT TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF THE NEEDS FOR CHILDREN WITH BRAIN TUMOURS & THEIR FAMILIES.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£410,342	£382,110	£28,232	20
30/06/22	£336,667	£341,810	£-5,143	20
30/06/21	£402,287	£290,275	£112,012	2
30/06/20	£0	£0	£0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.tomstrust.org.uk

info@tomstrust.org.uk

0300 1028667

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£437,957
Garfield Weston Foundation	£30,000
Masonic Trust	£16,000
DCMS	£9,868
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation	£5,000
The Grocers' Charity	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Psychological Transitions Practitioner
£5,000	11/09/2023	towards a transition practitioner post for Addenbrookes Hospital who will provide mental health support to teenagers who have been through brutal treatment for their brain tumours
National Lottery Community Fund - Mental Health Support for Children with Brain Tumours and their Families.
£427,957	31/08/2023	Funding will be used to continue developing mental health support for children with brain tumours and their families in Cambridge Newcastle and Liverpool – with new centres to open in Oxford and ....more Funding will be used to continue developing mental health support for children with brain tumours and their families in Cambridge Newcastle and Liverpool – with new centres to open in Oxford and another unnamed location. The project will develop and grow the service through new roles in service development family liaison and marketing.
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - Tom's Trust
£5,000	07/12/2022	to support expert psychological support provided for every child with a brain tumour in the UK and their family from the point of diagnosis until they enter adult services.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000	27/04/2022	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	18/02/2022	Clinical Psychological support for children with brain tumours
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Tom's Trust - 29/11/21
£1,250	14/01/2022	Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Clinical psychological support for children with brain tumours
£10,000	15/10/2021	The funding will be used to contribute towards a full time salary of a Clinical Psychologist. The project aims to work with children who are newly diagnosed with brain tumours currently undergoing ....more The funding will be used to contribute towards a full time salary of a Clinical Psychologist. The project aims to work with children who are newly diagnosed with brain tumours currently undergoing treatment and children who have finished treatment as they reach significant life stages such as starting secondary school.
Masonic Trust - MCF Festival
£1,000	06/05/2021	Tom’s Trust provides expert mental health support by clinical psychologists to children affected by brain tumours and their families in the East of England and North East. The grant will enable the ....more Tom’s Trust provides expert mental health support by clinical psychologists to children affected by brain tumours and their families in the East of England and North East. The grant will enable the charity to buy three new laptops for staff.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,868	24/06/2020	"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."

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW GRAHAM WHITELEY Appointed: 2019

ANDREW WOOSEY (Chair) Appointed: 2019

ANIL MALHOTRA Appointed: 2019

ALEXANDRA JANE WORDEN Appointed: 2021

DR CATHERINE HARTER Appointed: 2023

JODIE VAUGHAN Appointed: 2022

MARTIN PETER SHAVE Appointed: 2021

DR PETER GOUGH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Doctor, Other trusteeships: KHANDEL LIGHT, MESERET FOR WOMEN,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/05/2019, number: 1183559

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
Investment
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from TOM'S TRUST on 05/07/2021

Main office

Tom's Trust
PO Box 276
SAFFRON WALDEN
Essex
CB10 9GE

Objectives

TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH TUMOURS OF THE BRAIN AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THEIR FAMILY/CARERS FROM THEIR DIAGNOSIS, THROUGH TREATMENT AND BEYOND BY MEASURES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(I) FUNDING THE PROVISION OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND OTHER EXPERT SUPPORT;(II) FUNDING MEASURES TO IMPROVE RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICE;(III) FUNDING THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND EDUCATION;(IV) FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILY AND PEER-TO- PEER SUPPORT AND PERSONAL ADVOCACY; AND(V) PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION AND IMPROVEMENT OF FACILITIES, SUPPORT SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

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