THE THOMAS BALL CHILDREN'S CANCER FUND

Charity number: 1078140
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provide holidays for children suffering from cancer & their families. Raise funds to improve children's oncology wards. Raising funds for childhood cancer research in particular neuroblastoma.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £38,377
Total expenditure: £22,264

People

3 Trustee(s)

20 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 November 1999: Standard registration
  • 17 November 2021: Funds received from 1115377 FRIENDS OF OSCAR (OFFERING SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND...
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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
  • 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
ELAINE MARY BALL Chair
None on record
KAREN LOUISE DORMER Trustee
None on record
TREVOR JOHN BALL Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £60.07k £24.00k £25.83k £33.97k £38.38k
Total expenditure £49.74k £16.80k £21.89k £22.80k £22.26k
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 July 2024 26 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 26 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 31 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 31 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 17 June 2023 17 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 17 June 2023 17 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 01 July 2022 31 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2020 01 June 2021 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 01 June 2021 1 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 11 JUNE 1999, SUPPLEMENTARY DEED DATED 27TH SEPTEMBER 1999.

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONG CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM CANCER AND MEMBERS FO THEIR FAMILIES. THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF CANCER, AND IN PARTICULAR FORMS OF CANCER WHICH AFFLICT CHILDREN. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER IN CHILDREN TO GENERAL PRACTITIONERS.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
18 SIXTY ACRES ROAD
PRESTWOOD
GREAT MISSENDEN
HP16 0PD
Phone:
01494890157
Email:
tomballcharity@aol.com
Website:

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