AGAINST BREAST CANCER LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 17 October 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06310215
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £1,078,557
Latest expenditure: £974,378
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: LEATHEM HOUSE, 13 NAPIER COURT, BARTON LANE, ABINGDON OXFORD, OXFORD, OX14 3YT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Against Breast Cancer funds a research programme into the treatment and prevention of breast cancer, focusing particularly on secondary spread and survival after diagnosis.We are leading the worlds largest study into the diet and lifestyle of breast cancer patients.Our Research Teams quest to produce a breast cancer vaccine and ultimately a cure for breast cancer.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,078,557
Total Gross Expenditure: £974,378

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 15 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,110,053
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,173,261

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £875,116
Total Gross Expenditure: £857,564

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £754,767
Total Gross Expenditure: £911,685

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 22 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £797,581
Total Gross Expenditure: £985,135

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,078,557
Total Gross Expenditure: £974,378
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
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: 2
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,110,053
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,173,261
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £875,116
Total Gross Expenditure: £857,564
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £754,767
Total Gross Expenditure: £911,685
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £797,581
Total Gross Expenditure: £985,135
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
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: No
Count Volunteers: 5

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 890940
Income Other Trading Activities: 185540
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2077
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1078557
Income Legacies: 245529
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £661,671
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £282,948
Expenditure Other: 29759
Expenditure Total: 974378
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 217084
Expenditure Depreciation: 6829
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £343,989
Assets Total Fixed: 325492
Assets Own Use: 325491
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £418,713
Assets Total Liabilities: £286,037
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £458,168
Creditors One Year Total Current: 152600
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 133437
Assets Cash: £153,797
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 448168
Funds Restricted: 10000
Funds Total: 458168
Count Employees: 10
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 841838
Income Other Trading Activities: 266098
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2117
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1110053
Income Legacies: 98612
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £610,770
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £545,043
Expenditure Other: 17448
Expenditure Total: 1173261
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 224078
Expenditure Depreciation: 951
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £343,989
Assets Total Fixed: 310159
Assets Own Use: 310158
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £498,492
Assets Total Liabilities: £454,662
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £353,989
Creditors One Year Total Current: 338725
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 115937
Assets Cash: £226,926
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 343989
Funds Restricted: 10000
Funds Total: 353989
Count Employees: 14
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 624229
Income Other Trading Activities: 250300
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 587
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 875116
Income Legacies: 25315
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £522,396
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £319,747
Expenditure Other: 15421
Expenditure Total: 857564
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 200785
Expenditure Depreciation: 726
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £407,197
Assets Total Fixed: 309235
Assets Own Use: 309234
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £383,934
Assets Total Liabilities: £275,972
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £417,197
Creditors One Year Total Current: 177535
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 98437
Assets Cash: £198,816
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 407197
Funds Restricted: 10000
Funds Total: 417197
Count Employees: 10
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 478632
Income Other Trading Activities: 274400
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1735
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 754767
Income Legacies: 16209
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £519,830
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £372,511
Expenditure Other: 19344
Expenditure Total: 911685
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 204178
Expenditure Depreciation: 1600
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £79,684
Assets Total Fixed: 309961
Assets Own Use: 309959
Assets Long Term Investment: 2
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £404,868
Assets Total Liabilities: £315,184
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £399,645
Creditors One Year Total Current: 315184
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £260,800
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 389645
Funds Restricted: 10000
Funds Total: 399645
Count Employees: 10
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 495917
Income Other Trading Activities: 298730
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2934
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 797581
Income Legacies: 89272
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £588,217
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £383,878
Expenditure Other: 13040
Expenditure Total: 985135
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 197342
Expenditure Depreciation: 437
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £237,905
Assets Total Fixed: 308658
Assets Own Use: 308656
Assets Long Term Investment: 2
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £664,171
Assets Total Liabilities: £416,266
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £556,563
Creditors One Year Total Current: 416266
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £515,471
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 546563
Funds Restricted: 10000
Funds Total: 556563
Count Employees: 10
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: AGAINST BREAST CANCER LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-10-17T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11 JULY 2007
Charitable Objects: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF CANCER, PRIMARILY SECONDARY SPREAD BREAST CANCER, AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS THEREOF.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures