WOMEN'S CANCER DETECTION SOCIETY

Charity number: 236141
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The support and treatment of patients and research into breast cancer. The charity achieves these aims by financing the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment unable to be funded by the National Health Service. Furthermore the charity provides funds to support education about breast cancer in the community and maintains a specialised breast cancer library.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £74,152
Total expenditure: £77,331

People

3 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Gateshead
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • South Tyneside
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 August 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
WILLIAM NIGEL PICKEN Chair 23 November 2021
None on record
LINDA ORD Trustee 22 November 2016
None on record
PETER MAGNAY Trustee
GATESHEAD RELIEF-IN-SICKNESS FUND
Received: On time
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £43.42k £260.05k £65.76k £51.84k £74.15k
Total expenditure £143.62k £27.32k £34.32k £70.89k £77.33k
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 2024 23 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 21 March 2024 50 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 21 March 2024 50 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 11 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 11 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 29 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 29 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 05 February 2021 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 05 February 2021 5 days late 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.

TRUST DEED DATED THE 8TH APRIL 1964 AND DEED OF VARIATION OF 1ST AUGUST 1966 as amended on 04 Aug 2023

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO MATTERS RELATING TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EARLY CANCER OF THE CERVIX AND ANY OTHER CANCERS IN WOMEN TO WHICH THE TECNIQUES OF EARLY DIAGNOSIS CAN BE APPLIED AND EDUCATION WHETHER OF MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL AND NURSING PROFESSION OR OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE MEANS OF SUCH DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMET AS AFORESAID.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
8 ST. MARYS GREEN
WHICKHAM
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE16 4DN
Phone:
07793035674
Email:
kathrynjobes.wcds@outlook.com
Website:

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