GIST Cancer UK

Charity number: 1129219
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We give support and (non-medical) advice to patients and their carers affected by gastro-intestinal stromal tumours. We do this by means of a website, and by providing telephone and email help. We also run patient support meetings, and represent patients' interests with health professionals, government agencies and pharmaceutical companies.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £99,240
Total expenditure: £85,083

People

11 Trustee(s)

5 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:
  • 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:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 April 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • GCUK (Working name)
  • GSUK (Working name)
  • GIST SUPPORT UK (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NICOLAS FRANCIS PUNTIS Chair 26 April 2013
None on record
Cathy Hampshire Trustee 23 January 2024
None on record
Drewe Lacey Trustee 14 July 2023
The Venture Community Hub Ltd
Received: On time
Rosalind Langford Trustee 12 January 2023
None on record
David Lane Trustee 07 January 2022
None on record
Dr Mark Atlay Trustee 06 September 2021
None on record
Antony David Manuel Trustee 09 June 2020
None on record
Terence John Riley Trustee 05 March 2020
None on record
John South Trustee 13 July 2019
None on record
Sharon Bridget Bethell Trustee 07 March 2019
None on record
Iria Amalia Formoso Marques Trustee 07 March 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £139.34k £78.13k £108.92k £144.98k £99.24k
Total expenditure £99.31k £64.13k £100.15k £93.51k £85.08k
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 December 2023 22 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 22 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 09 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 02 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 02 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 20 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 20 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 April 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 29 April 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST MADE 23 MARCH 2009 as amended on 04 Aug 2018 as amended on 06 Oct 2022

Charitable objects

A) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PATIENTS WITH GASTRO-INTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOURS (GIST) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE TO THEM AND THEIR CARERS B) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH WITH THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT AND CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH GIST C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO GIST

Area of benefit

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

THE UNITED KINGDOM

Contact information

Address:
3 Phillips Grove
Yatton Keynell
CHIPPENHAM
Wiltshire
SN14 7FA
Phone:
0300 400 0000
Email:
admin@gistcancer.org.uk
Website:

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