Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

TEENS UNITE FIGHTING CANCER 

Teens Unite are dedicated to improving the lives of young people with cancer so they don't have to face their battle alone. The charity supports those aged 13 to 24 from across the UK, helping them to overcome the emotional, social and physical impact cancer has on a young person. Teens Unite is the only charity in the UK to offer ongoing support of this kind to young people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,455,160 available, equivalent to 26 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 17 years

www.teensunitefightingcancer.org

info@teensunitefightingcancer.org

01992440091

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£763£676£86£257£1,466£1,45525.81160
31/03/22£769£681£88£317£1,403£1,37924.3950
31/03/21£648£527£121£116£1,310£3107.1950
31/03/20£1,172£1,026£146£695£1,145£1,14213.412100
31/03/19£1,033£993£40£648£1,037£1,01912.38230
31/03/18£1,046£921£125£617£992£97812.7120
31/03/17£996£736£260£382£851£85113.9100
31/03/16£709£617£92£284£592£59211.590
31/03/15£658£501£157£166£500£5001260
31/03/14£484£461£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£492£378£114£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£494£384£110£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£370£377£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£264£281£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09?£403£290£113£0£0£0n/a00
15/02/08*£227£208£19£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 62.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 38%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 25.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 26 months
Quick Ratio: 369.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 11 employees
  • 60 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Masonic Trust£58,858
DCMS£52,998
BBC Children in Need£32,100
National Lottery Community Fund£17,791
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Teens Unite Fighting Cancer
£2,969 22/10/2022
We will host a series of activities helping young people see that their opportunities have not been impacted by their illness. We help them express themselves and improve their health and wellbeing.
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£58,858 21/09/2022
To fund the salary of the Team Liaison Executive
National Lottery Community Fund - ACE Jubilee Collective Celebration
£9,391 01/04/2022
The funding will be used to deliver an event for young people living with cancer and their families in celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The project aims to bring people who experience the ....more
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Positive Steps Programme
£5,829 29/09/2021
A programme designed to help young people fighting cancer to progress, learn new skills and benefit from the support of others who know what is like to face cancer in their teenage/young adult years.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Teens Unite Fighting Cancer
£29,100 16/12/2020
This project will deliver regular group activities to children and young people diagnosed with cancer in London and the South East of England. The activities will result in reduced feelings of ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£50,190 17/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Teens Unite Fighting Cancer
£3,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund online motivational workshops to develop networks of positive peer relationships, raise the aspirations and self-esteem of young people fighting cancer and have been ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,808 20/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - #stayunited through Covid-19
£8,400 09/04/2020
3
The funding will be used to deliver online networking and health sessions for teenagers who are living with the effects of cancer. The project aims to reduce feelings of isolation help build ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Teens Unite Fighting Cancer
£2,673 15/11/2019
We want to fund venue hire and staff costs for our ""Positive Steps"" workshops for young people recovering or suffering from cancer.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Teens Unite Fighting Cancer
£3,110 19/11/2018
We want to give the young people we support the opportunity to increase their confidence through the use of art therapy workshops.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Teens Unite Fighting Cancer
£2,983 29/11/2017
We want to provide a motivational activity day at Herts Young Mariners Base for young people with cancer
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving well-being in teens with cancer
£9,765 08/11/2017
12
The project will offer children and young adults with cancer the opportunity to participate in a range of activities, facilitating the development of peer support networks and helping to improve the ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Teens Unite Fighting Cancer
£27,906 10/05/2017
36
This project uses motivational workshops to develop networks of positive peer relationships, raise the aspirations and self-esteem of 55 young people fighting cancer over 3 years.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-62
  • SARAH PARMAR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Customer Proposition Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/03/2007, number: 1118361
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/02/2007, number: 06111574
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR08: 44 days late,
Main office

BRATTON HOUSE
CHURCH LANE
BROXBOURNE
EN10 7QG

Objectives

3. THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO RELIEVE PAIN AND SUFFERING AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 13 - 24 WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM CANCER OR OTHER LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING OR HELPING TO PROVIDE RESPITE CENTRES FACILITIES AMENITIES OR SUPPORT (FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE) FOR SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE THEIR CARERS OR FAMILIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

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360 Giving
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