HEADCASE CANCER TRUST

Charity number: 1140061
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Headcase Cancer Trust raises money by running and supporting various events throughout the UK. All money raised is used to fund research into the causes and a possible cure for Glioblastoma Brain Tumours (GBM) which claim the lives of around 6000 UK people annually. Headcase finances research primarily at Nottingham Trent University and other Universities across the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 19 October 2024

Total income: £55,469
Total expenditure: £7,786

People

2 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

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:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 January 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • HEADCASE (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
COLIN SPEIRS Chair
None on record
Diane Kidd Trustee 01 July 2025
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 19/10/2020 19/10/2021 19/10/2022 19/10/2023 19/10/2024
Total gross income £53.15k £155.84k £39.48k £42.12k £55.47k
Total expenditure £122.89k £61.94k £69.24k £38.75k £7.79k
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 19 October 2024 12 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 19 October 2024 12 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 19 October 2023 05 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 19 October 2023 05 February 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 19 October 2022 25 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 19 October 2022 25 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 19 October 2021 23 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 19 October 2021 23 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 19 October 2020 29 October 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 19 October 2020 29 October 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.

TRUSTDEED 25 JAN 2011

Charitable objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND MEDICAL PROFESSION IN ALL ASPECTS OF GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME (GBM) BRAIN TUMOURS, BY THE COMMISSIONING, PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, PREVENTION AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS OF GBM BRAIN TUMOURS, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH. 2) THE PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES BY IMPROVING THE DIAGNOSIS OF GBM BRAIN TUMOURS AND INTRODUCING NEW THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES, WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING SURVIVAL TIMES, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS AND ULTIMATELY OF FINDING A CURE FOR GBM BRAIN TUMOURS-ÇÖ"

Contact information

Address:
34 Newton Avenue
Elderslie
JOHNSTONE
Renfrewshire
PA5 9BE
Phone:
07957423389
Email:
hello@headcase.org.uk
Website:

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