CCEW Charity Commission profile

PENNY BROHN CANCER CARE

Registered charity 284881 · organisation 284881

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
30 June 1982
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01635916
Financial period
1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
Latest income
£2,813,685
Latest expenditure
£2,685,608
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: PENNY BROHN UK, CHAPEL PILL LANE, PILL, BRISTOL, BS20 0HH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.pennybrohn.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Penny Brohn UK is the cancer health and wellbeing charity. We help people feel better in mind, body and spirit by offering everybody with cancer a choice of personalised cancer care. All free, safe and backed by research.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2026
Date Annual Return Received
23 September 2026
Date Accounts Received
23 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,813,685
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,685,608
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2025
Date Annual Return Received
10 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
10 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,428,660
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,764,970
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2024
Date Annual Return Received
25 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
25 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,760,651
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,665,481
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2023
Date Annual Return Received
30 August 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,274,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,838,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2022
Date Annual Return Received
3 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
3 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,285,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,238,000

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2025
Ar Due Date
30 September 2026
Ar Received Date
23 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,813,685
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,685,608
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
91
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2024
Ar Due Date
30 September 2025
Ar Received Date
10 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,428,660
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,764,970
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
33
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2023
Ar Due Date
30 September 2024
Ar Received Date
25 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,760,651
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,665,481
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
0
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
0
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2022
Ar Due Date
30 September 2023
Ar Received Date
30 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,274,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,838,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
43
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2021
Ar Due Date
30 September 2022
Ar Received Date
3 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,285,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,238,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£75,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
35

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2025
Ar Due Date
30 September 2026
Ar Received Date
23 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1114032
Income Other Trading Activities
797704
Income Charitable Activities
901187
Income Investments
762
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2813685
Income Legacies
291891
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£537,125
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,148,483
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2685608
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1099535
Expenditure Depreciation
98628
Gain Loss Investment
1301
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£562,762
Assets Total Fixed
5763276
Assets Own Use
5755845
Assets Long Term Investment
7431
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£987,632
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,390,570
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,360,338
Creditors One Year Total Current
418203
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
972367
Assets Cash
£538,476
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5284406
Funds Restricted
75932
Funds Total
5360338
Count Employees
110
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2024
Ar Due Date
30 September 2025
Ar Received Date
10 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
866859
Income Other Trading Activities
655911
Income Charitable Activities
905450
Income Investments
440
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2428660
Income Legacies
53276
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£589,027
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,175,943
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2764970
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
35900
Expenditure Support Costs
1156567
Expenditure Depreciation
106099
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-376629
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£121,627
Assets Total Fixed
5843779
Assets Own Use
5837650
Assets Long Term Investment
6129
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£733,423
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,346,242
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,230,960
Creditors One Year Total Current
478328
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
867914
Assets Cash
£409,045
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5071570
Funds Restricted
159390
Funds Total
5230960
Count Employees
109
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2023
Ar Due Date
30 September 2024
Ar Received Date
25 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1213809
Income Other Trading Activities
658621
Income Charitable Activities
878120
Income Investments
376
Income Other
9725
Income Total Income And Endowments
2760651
Income Legacies
380049
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£618,019
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,047,462
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2665481
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
15950
Expenditure Support Costs
695814
Expenditure Depreciation
99081
Gain Loss Investment
-436
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£273,687
Assets Total Fixed
6349831
Assets Own Use
6343702
Assets Long Term Investment
6129
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£825,635
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,231,567
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,943,899
Creditors One Year Total Current
322267
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
909300
Assets Cash
£580,762
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5699569
Funds Restricted
244330
Funds Total
5943899
Count Employees
106
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2022
Ar Due Date
30 September 2023
Ar Received Date
30 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1121000
Income Other Trading Activities
369000
Income Charitable Activities
784000
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2274000
Income Legacies
182000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£433,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,405,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2838000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
15000
Expenditure Support Costs
755000
Expenditure Depreciation
100000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£119,000
Assets Total Fixed
6393000
Assets Own Use
6386000
Assets Long Term Investment
7000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£691,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,266,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,818,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
341000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
925000
Assets Cash
£332,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5443000
Funds Restricted
375000
Funds Total
5818000
Count Employees
49
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2021
Ar Due Date
30 September 2022
Ar Received Date
3 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1360000
Income Other Trading Activities
148000
Income Charitable Activities
702000
Income Investments
0
Income Other
75000
Income Total Income And Endowments
2285000
Income Legacies
475000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£393,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,845,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2238000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1038000
Expenditure Depreciation
102000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,003,000
Assets Total Fixed
6164000
Assets Own Use
6157000
Assets Long Term Investment
7000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,452,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,233,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,383,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
286000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
947000
Assets Cash
£1,075,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
6171000
Funds Restricted
212000
Funds Total
6383000
Count Employees
48
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
PENNY BROHN CANCER CARE
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2021-09-09T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
285530
Assoc Registered Charity Number
285530
Assoc Charity Name
ASSOCIATION FOR NEW APPROACHES TO CANCER
Charity Name
PENNY BROHN CANCER CARE
Charity Event Order
5
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2025-10-10T00:00:00
Reason
Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number
4042354
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1128581
Assoc Charity Name
THORNE MASON TRUST
Charity Name
PENNY BROHN CANCER CARE
Charity Event Order
4
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-02-06T00:00:00
Reason
Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number
4021949
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1114679
Assoc Charity Name
NICOLA CORRY SUPPORT FOUNDATION
Charity Name
PENNY BROHN CANCER CARE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1982-06-30T00:00:00
Charity Name
PENNY BROHN CANCER CARE
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2023-02-09T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
3969293
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1085505
Assoc Charity Name
THE CANON C F PILKINGTON 2000 CHARITABLE TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 MAY 1982 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 16 DECEMBER 1994, 9 JUNE 1995, 7 AUGUST 2000 AND 15 SEPTEMBER 2006.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 NOV 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 NOV 2016 as amended on 18 Oct 2019
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND RELIEVE SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN REGARD TO CANCER AND THOSE AFFECTED BY IT, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION SHALL DECIDE.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
224954
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
BRISTOL CANCER HELP CENTRE LIMITED
Charity Name Id
224968
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
THE BRISTOL APPROACH
Charity Name Id
224950
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
BRISTOL CANCER HELP CENTRE
Charity Name Id
224973
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE CANCER HELP CENTRE LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures