Melanoma Focus

Charity Number: 1124716
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Melanoma Focus is a national charity dedicated to providing a comprehensive and authoritative source of information about this most deadly form of skin cancer. The charity funds education and independent research projects, acts as an advocate for patients and carers, informs the general public and promotes the professional interests of clinicians, scientists & nurses working in the melanoma field.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2024

Total income:
£546,265

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Donations and legacies £293.83k
Charitable activities £59.02k
Other trading activities £190.33k
Investments £3.10k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£498,850

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Raising funds £48.19k
Charitable activities £450.66k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £48.19k
Charitable expenditure £450.66k
Retained for future use £47.42k

People

4 Employee(s)

11 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 June 2008: Standard registration
  • 31 January 2014: Funds received from 295577 MELANOMA STUDY GROUP
  • 13 September 2024: Funds received from 1173242 STORY - FUNDING MELANOMA RESEARCH
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MELANOMA FOCUS (Previous name)
  • MELANOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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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
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Mark Harries Chair 20 October 2016
None on record
Hugh William Munro Trustee 11 September 2024
None on record
George Oliver Ulmann Trustee 11 September 2024
None on record
Kayley Anne Dempsey Trustee 11 September 2024
None on record
Carl Horrobin Trustee 11 September 2024
None on record
CAROLINE DENISE STEVENS Trustee 11 September 2024
None on record
Professor Catherine Anne Harwood Trustee 27 November 2019
None on record
Professor Samra Turajlic Trustee 17 October 2019
KIDNEY CANCER SUPPORT NETWORK
Received: On time
THE CANCER STAGED FOUNDATION
Recently registered
Jacqueline Anne Hodgetts Trustee 01 October 2019
None on record
Imogen Cheese Trustee 20 June 2019
None on record
ALAN HOWARD SKYRME PEACH Trustee 11 September 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2020 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024
Total gross income £220.42k £263.00k £386.01k £352.22k £546.27k
Total expenditure £285.43k £245.00k £352.38k £355.48k £498.85k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £293.83k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £190.33k
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £59.02k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £3.10k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £450.66k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £48.19k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/01/2020 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £3.27k
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £422.93k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £92.14k

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 January 2024 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 31 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 27 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 27 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2021 17 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 17 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2020 04 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2020 04 November 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 JANUARY 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 6 JUNE 2008. as amended on 25 Aug 2020 as amended on 05 Jul 2023

Charitable objects

The Objects of the Charity are (a) to promote research into the causes and the treatment of melanoma for the public benefit; and (b) to raise awareness and advance education in relation to melanoma and its prevention, both to the general public and within the medical and scientific community, by: • producing, collecting, maintaining and disseminating information and materials about the disease, its treatment, the minimisation of risk in relation to it, and its prevention; and • supporting the development of clinical guidelines and consensus positions about the treatment of all forms of melanoma, and improving the efficiency, skill and knowledge of health professionals working in the melanoma field.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE ITALY, FRANCE, GERMANY, BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS, SPAIN, FINLAND, SWEDEN, NORWAY.

Contact information

Address:
SALISBURY HOUSE
STATION ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
CB1 2LA
Phone:
01223 324 359
Email:
info@melanomafocus.org
Website:

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