Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Fundraising costs high: -3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

CHILDHOOD EYE CANCER TRUST

The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust provides a support and information service for children, families and individuals affected by retinoblastoma, a rare cancer which affects children, mostly under the age of five. It raises public and professional awareness and funds research projects aimed at increasing understanding of retinoblastoma and improving the treatment and care of children.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
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

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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
31/03/23		£647	£605	£42	£169	£445	£445	8.8	10	5
31/03/22		£440	£482	£-42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
31/03/21		£625	£589	£36	£155	£445	£445	9.1	9	48
31/03/20		£559	£479	£80	£150	£408	£407	10.2	9	69
31/03/19		£530	£489	£41	£119	£335	£333	8.2	9	133
31/03/18		£461	£448	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£484	£378	£107	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£366	£502	£-136	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£495	£409	£87	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£477	£482	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£344	£363	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£308	£284	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£278	£306	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£225	£269	£-45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£210	£244	£-34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£244	£175	£69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£198	£175	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£130	£122	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05?	*	£86	£91	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04		£105	£118	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 26.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 28%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 30%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 8.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 37 years

www.chect.org.uk

info@chect.org.uk

02073775578

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

10 employees
5 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	£30,000
DCMS	£10,000
City Bridge Trust	£9,696

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping young people with retinoblastoma reach their potential
£10,000	05/05/2023	The funding will be used to provide events and family support days for children and young people living with the effects of Retinoblastoma. The project aims to reduce isolation connect people ....more The funding will be used to provide events and family support days for children and young people living with the effects of Retinoblastoma. The project aims to reduce isolation connect people experiencing the same challenges and improve potential.
National Lottery Community Fund - Specialist support for families affected by retinoblastoma
£10,000	19/11/2021	The funding will be used to cover running costs of CHECT’s Family Support programme for children and families living with the retinoblastoma condition. The project aims to reduce ....more The funding will be used to cover running costs of CHECT’s Family Support programme for children and families living with the retinoblastoma condition. The project aims to reduce loneliness/isolation build confidence improve feelings of wellbeing and create peer support between families.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	22/07/2020	"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."
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Childhood Eye Cancer Trust
£9,696	11/06/2020	£9,696 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners.
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Support Weekend for families affected by retinoblastoma
£10,000	03/04/2020 3	The funding will be used to run family support weekend residential activities and events to support children affected by childhood eye cancer Retinoblastoma with the aim of reducing social isolation ....more The funding will be used to run family support weekend residential activities and events to support children affected by childhood eye cancer Retinoblastoma with the aim of reducing social isolation for the children their siblings and families.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	03/11/2017	Core Funding To Support The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust's Work With And On Behalf Of Children And Families Affected By Retinoblastoma
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Support for Families in Scotland Affected by Rb
£2,500	31/05/2017	Providing support for families in Scotland affected by the childhood eye cancer retinoblastoma, and driving faster future diagnosis by increasing awareness of the condition. Most children affected by ....more Providing support for families in Scotland affected by the childhood eye cancer retinoblastoma, and driving faster future diagnosis by increasing awareness of the condition. Most children affected by Rb lose at least one eye and nearly all are left with lifelong significant visual impairment as a result of the treatment.
National Lottery Community Fund - CHECT 30th Anniversary Family Support Weekend
£9,900	01/03/2017 12	This project will run a 30th anniversary family support weekend for the charity which supports children and families affected by childhood eye cancer. This will bring families together to form a ....more This project will run a 30th anniversary family support weekend for the charity which supports children and families affected by childhood eye cancer. This will bring families together to form a support network and a stronger community.
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£5,000	19/10/2016	Support and information for children and young people affected by retinoblastoma (eye cancer). Also funds research and raises awareness among professionals and the public.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 32-62

AINNE WARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Global Head Of Safeguarding, Sightsavers

ALEXIS MICHELLE BOOTHROYD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief People Officer

DAMIEN YEO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist

ANDREA BONZANO Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Quantitative Developer

ELIZABETH COLEMAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Solicitor

GEMMA BOGGS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

IAN ELLINGTON (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Managing Director

LISA BROWN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Occupational Visitor

MATT HOLT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: School Teacher

PATRICK TONKS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: SOS! SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS,

ROBERT DOWNES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant Anaesthetist

ALEXANDER BREBBIA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Investor, Other trusteeship: THE BREBBIA FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/07/1987, number: 327493
Registered at Companies House on 01/07/1987, number: 02143917

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 49 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Main office

THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL
WHITECHAPEL ROAD
LONDON
E1 1BB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN WITH RETINOBLASTOMA AND TO PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THOSE AFFECTED

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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