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The Lynsey Courtney Foundation

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £2.2K

  • Spending

    £2.2K

  • Charity no. 108629
  • Date registered. 22/02/2022

Public benefits

What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes? Fundraising for vital research at Queens University Belfast which otherwise could not proceed at the same pace. How can the benefits identified above be demonstrated? New forms of treatment for cervical cancer and increased awareness amongst women. Fewer women contracting the

disease and fewer serious cases or deaths from the disease. Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes? None. Who are the charity's beneficiaries? Doctor Anderson and his research team of clinicians at Queens University Belfast. Is there any private benefit flowing from any of the purposes? Is it incidental and necessary? None.

What your organisation does

The Lynsey Courtney Foundation was established in memory of Lynsey with the sole aim of raising funds to help develop and assist vital research into the causation and treatments of Cervical cancer. The Foundation continues to fundraise and raise awareness of Cervical cancer across Northern Ireland and beyond. The Foundation was established in 2019

and since then has raised tens of thousands of pounds toward cervical cancer research at Queens University Belfast.

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives

Who the charity helps

  • Women

How the charity works

  • Medical/health/sickness
  • Research/evaluation

Charitable purposes

The Foundation is established to raise funds for vital research into the causation of cervical cancer. This will be carried out by a team of medical experts at Queens University Belfast. The University Researchers will carry out vital research into the following: 1. HPV Vaccination. Researchers at Queens University Belfast plan to investigate the amount of knowledge and awareness of HPV amongst women in Northern Ireland to help inform how cervical cancer screening is promoted and to ensure that women do attend cervical cancer screening. The team also plan to re-investigate the prevalence of HPV in women in Northern Ireland in light of the changes anticipated as a result of HPV Vaccination. 2. to reduce the number of women being diagnosed with cervical cancer in Northern Ireland.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

  • 6 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mrs Sandra Courtney
  • Mrs June Cooper
  • Mr Keith Courtney
  • Mrs Isobel Wilson
  • Mrs Jenna Morton
  • Mrs Joanne Reid

Contact details

Public Address

Mrs Sandra Courtney, 22 Loughgall Road, Portadown, Craigavon, BT62 4BX

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland

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