THE ACORN CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

Charity number: 1096450
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We aim to alleviate physical and mental distress of adults with cancer and their carers. We offer free relaxation therapies, general socialising, outings, friendship and talks at three venues each month. This helps clients to see that despite their difficulties they can maintain a reasonable quality of life and remain part of a caring community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £18,004
Total expenditure: £18,006

People

7 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 March 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • ST. IVES ACORN CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SIMON PAUL TOWNEND Chairman Chair 05 May 2014
None on record
Chi Kau Tsang Trustee 30 July 2025
None on record
Alan Ernest Ward Secretary Trustee 19 October 2022
None on record
John Trevor Windle Trustee 01 April 2018
BLUNTISHAM TOWN ESTATE (KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE FEOFFEES CHARITY)
Received: On time
Gerard Thomas Dempsey Trustee 03 May 2017
SAFER OFF THE STREETS
Received: On time
THE 3 PILLARS - FEEDING THE HOMELESS
Received: On time
Janet Pyle Trustee Trustee
None on record
GORDON DYER MBE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £3.66k £4.89k £17.57k £14.51k £18.00k
Total expenditure £4.28k £10.12k £11.65k £18.92k £18.01k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 28 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 07 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 20 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 01 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20/03/2002 AS AMENDED ON 08/01/2003 AS AMENDED ON 24/07/2013 AS AMENDED ON 11 JAN 2017 as amended on 25 Feb 2021

Charitable objects

A. TO ALLEVIATE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISTRESS OF ADULT MEMBERS WITH CANCER AND THEIR CARERS (BE THEY SPOUSES, FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS). B. TO ALLEVIATE MEMBERS? LONELINESS AND ISOLATION BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE EXPERIENCES AND COPING STRATEGIES. C. TO ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE BY OFFERING SOCIAL ACTIVITY AS A KEY ELEMENT OF THE SURVIVORSHIP AND FULL RECOVERY PATHWAY. D. TO SIGNPOST MEMBERS TO SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND FURTHER SUPPORT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
19 St. Marys Road
Bluntisham
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 3XA
Phone:
07715477940
Email:
john2acorn@btinternet.com
Website:

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