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Cancer Focus Northern Ireland

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £4.8M

  • Spending

    £4.7M

Charity no. 101307 Date registered. 22/01/2015

Public benefits

Cancer Focus Northern Ireland is a leading cancer charity. For over 50 years, the charity has positively impacted the lives of local people affected through four main areas of work: 1) Cancer Support Services 2) Cancer Prevention Initiatives 3) Research 4) Policy & Advocacy The charity’s mission is to support local people on their cancer

journey; working to reduce the risk, impact and outcomes of all cancers. Cancer Focus NI’s vision is a society where people can live their most fulfilled lives with access to world-leading, equitable cancer support, treatment, diagnosis, prevention and research.

What your organisation does

Cancer Focus NI delivers a range of cancer services, initiatives, campaigns and research projects to support local people on their cancer journey. Over the next five to seven years, the charity will aim to open five Therapeutic Support Centres in towns and cities across Northern Ireland. The first of these will open in Enniskillen in late 2024.

From these centres, local people will be able to better access the charity’s existing range of cancer support services such as Counselling, Family Support, Bra & Swimwear Fitting, a Patient Driving Service and Support Groups. The charity also delivers Cancer Prevention initiatives including Wellness Van and Health Checks, Skin Cancer Awareness and Stop Smoking Services. It leads as a local cancer charity voice in effecting change in public policy and invests in local research of unmet needs. To provide this vital and life-changing work, the charity must raise £4.4m each year through the generosity of funders, businesses and supporters.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives

Who the charity helps

  • Carers
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Ethnic minorities
  • General public
  • Men
  • Mental health
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Volunteers
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Advice/advocacy/information
  • Community transport
  • Counselling/support
  • Education/training
  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Research/evaluation

This display is a broad summary of the charity’s financial information. For a full understanding of the charity’s finances, the reader should view the PDF accounts and reports under the Documents tab above.

Income

£4.8M

Spending

£4.7M

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

For the public benefit and primarily within Northern Ireland to support and further the control of cancer and allied diseases and to alleviate the trauma, pain and suffering therefrom and in particular: to provide caring services and information for patients with cancer, their families and all concerned both for them and about cancer to fund internationally competitive, high quality research into the causes, treatment and prevention of cancer to reduce the incidence of cancer and promote its early diagnosis and treatment and to raise professional and public awareness of cancer issues and influence policy makers to improve cancer services and public health policy

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

Cancer Focus NI
  • 12 Trustees
  • 115 Employees
  • 280 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, 40-44 Eglantine Avenue, Belfast, BT9 6DX

Trustee board

Trustee
Boyd Carson
Professor Mark Lawler
Violet Spence
Helen Reid
Caroline Murdoch
Dooley Harte
Bernadette Cullen
Drew Gilliland
Anne Brown Mbe
Noel Lavery Cb
Beth Robinson
Paula O'hare

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
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