01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039058
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- E1 8QS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Charity is established are:- (i) the relief of patients suffering from cancer. (ii) the provision in the interests of social welfare of recreational facilities for such patients. (iii) the relief in cases of financial distress of the dependants of such patients or of deceased patients. (iv) to advance public education in and understanding of the nature of cancer and its treatments particularly (without prejudice to that generality) among sufferers of cancer and the families, friends and carers of such persons. (v) the promotion of research into the causes and treatment of cancer on terms that the results of such research are published. and (vi) to relieve patients receiving treatment at hospital or on their discharge who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped, infirm or in need of financial assistance.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 20 January 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 January 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 6 February 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 16 January 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 30 November 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 6th Floor, The White Chapel Building, 10 Whitechapel High Street, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.breakthrough.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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