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The Big C Foundation NI

Registered

Charity no. 109785 Date registered. 31/01/2024

Public benefits

The direct benefits which flow from our purpose is to help relieve the stress and anxiety of financial worries when a child has been newly diagnosed with cancer. To help families and children achieve a sense of normality by providing mobility equipment in the interim while waiting for an assessment for specialist equipment. The benefits will be

demonstrated through feedback from our beneficiaries and correspondence from other charities and organisations we have supported, it will also be demonstrated through additional families contacting the charity for support. There is no harm arising from any of the purposes. The charity's beneficiaries are families who have a child with a cancer diagnosis in Northern Ireland. Established charities who provide a service and support children living with cancer in Northern Ireland. There is no private benefit from any of the purposes.

What your organisation does

Through fundraising efforts and donations, The Big C Foundation will help to alleviate the financial pressures of families who have a child with a new cancer diagnosis. The Big C Foundation will use their fundraising efforts and donations to purchase mobility or sensory equipment which can be lent to children receiving cancer treatment while

waiting on an OT assessment for equipment. The Big C Foundation will so support other established charities who support children with a cancer diagnosis.

The charity’s classifications

  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • General public
  • General public
  • General public
  • Voluntary and community sector

How the charity works

  • Grant making
  • Grant making

Charitable purposes

The purpose of The Big C Foundation NI is to promote the relief of sickness and distress of children who have a cancer diagnosis in Northern Ireland and provide practical support to their families by: Providing financial and practical assistance to families in Northern Ireland who have a child with a cancer diagnosis. Providing financial and practical support to established charities and organisations across Northern Ireland who help children with a cancer diagnosis.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name


  • 6 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • The Big C Foundation Ni, 80 Laharna Avenue, Larne, BT40 1NY

Trustee board

Trustee
Andrene Rennie
Mr Graham Rennie
Kerri-Anne Craig
Ryan Kearney
Stephen Agnew
Chris Mcnaghten

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland