OVARIAN CANCER ACTION

Charity number: 1109743
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Ovarian Cancer Action strives to stop women dying from ovarian cancer. We fund world-class scientific research leading to innovative treatments and progressive solutions. Ovarian Cancer Action campaigns to ensure women and healthcare providers know risk factors, symptoms and treatment options to enable informed and rapid action.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£2,609,197

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Donations and legacies £2.53m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £0
Investments £75.59k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£2,317,794

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Raising funds £635.24k
Charitable activities £1.68m
Other £0

-£10,701 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £407,109 from 1 government contract(s) and £407,109 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

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.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £635.24k
Charitable expenditure £1.68m
Retained for future use £291.40k

People

17 Employee(s)

6 Trustee(s)

8 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1
£150k to £200k 1

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 May 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • HELENE HARRIS MEMORIAL TRUST (Previous name)
  • OVARIAN CANCER ACTION LTD (Previous name)
Company number:
05403443 Open in new window
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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 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
Ms Claire Gills Sable Trustee 07 January 2025
None on record
Sally Williams Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Angharad Margaret McKenzie Trustee 12 January 2022
None on record
Jacqui Lynette Owens Trustee 12 January 2022
None on record
John George Anson Trustee 12 January 2022
None on record
Professor Richard Hunt Trustee 09 January 2018
None on record

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 £2.58m £3.02m £2.32m £3.41m £2.61m
Total expenditure £3.47m £2.40m £2.64m £3.38m £2.32m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £407.11k
Income from government grants N/A £6.00k £822.85k £1.02m £407.11k
Income - Donations and legacies £2.57m £3.02m £2.32m £3.39m £2.53m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £7.31k £220 £254 £16.30k £75.59k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £354.91k £122.67k £169.72k £211.74k £749.51k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.77m £1.97m £2.25m £2.79m £1.68m
Expenditure - Raising funds £701.07k £434.36k £383.23k £581.18k £635.24k
Expenditure - Governance £18.23k £18.56k £19.00k £33.60k £31.98k
Expenditure - Grants institution £533.58k £586.76k £740.83k £517.01k £601.03k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £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 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Long-term investments £45.00k £51.95k £54.64k £845.98k £854.34k
Other assets £2.83m £3.71m £3.78m £2.97m £2.62m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £785.46k £1.05m £1.44m £1.39m £772.71k

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 29 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 December 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 24 MARCH 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 1 DECEMBER 2006 AND 22 JUNE 2007. as amended on 05 Mar 2012 as amended on 15 Jun 2023

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH, AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL STUDIES AND RESEARCH AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) STUDY AND RESEARCH IN THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF GYNAECOLOGICAL RELATED CANCERS AND IN ALL OTHER BRANCHES OF ONCOLOGY TO THE INTENT THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH BE DISSEMINATED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
Ovarian Cancer Action
483 Green Lanes
LONDON
N13 4BS
Phone:
0207 380 1730
Email:
info@ovarian.org.uk
Website:

www.ovarian.org.uk Open in new window