THE CHALLENGE FUND - THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER IN THE EMERGING WORLD

Charity number: 1079181
Charity reporting is up to date (44 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Providing support to help build capacity for cancer registration, cancer care and research and, the relief of suffering of cancer patients in low- and mid-income countries. For more information please visit www.challengefund.org

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 29 February 2024

Total income: £185,180
Total expenditure: £304,627

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:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Chad
  • Congo
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Ivory Coast
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Réunion
  • Rwanda
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • The Gambia
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 January 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CHALLENGE FUND (Working name)
  • INCTR CHALLENGE FUND (Working 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
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Professor Sir Walter Fred Bodmer Chair 01 March 2008
PORTER FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE FOULKES FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA UK
Received: On time
HUGO (LONDON)
Received: On time
FISHER MEMORIAL TRUST
Received: On time
ACADEMIC STUDY GROUP ON ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Received: On time
Dr Anne Makeba Trustee 30 June 2023
None on record
Charles Mark Lodge Trustee 30 June 2023
None on record
Dr ANNA ZOFIA STEFANIA ROHATINER MD FRCP Trustee 01 March 2008
None on record
Dr DONALD MAXWELL PARKIN Trustee 01 March 2008
None on record
GEOFFREY NIBLETT Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 29/02/2020 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024
Total gross income £108.88k £318.85k £220.47k £339.20k £185.18k
Total expenditure £138.49k £177.38k £223.22k £319.10k £304.63k
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 29 February 2024 11 February 2025 44 days late
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 11 February 2025 44 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2023 16 April 2024 110 days late
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 16 April 2024 110 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2022 12 May 2023 135 days late
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 12 May 2023 135 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2021 31 December 2021 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 31 December 2021 3 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 February 2020 29 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2020 29 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
PRAMA HOUSE
267 BANBURY ROAD
OXFORD
OX2 7HT
Phone:
01865339300