# CHILDREN WITH CANCER FUND (POLEGATE)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1110644
- **Other names:** CWCF
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 29, 2005
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1110644


## Contact

- **Address:** 5 WESTERN AVENUE, POLEGATE
- **Postcode:** BN26 6EP
- **Phone:** 01323488561
- **Email:** info@childrenwithcancerfund.org.uk
- **Website:** childrenwithcancerfund.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** I) To provide relief and assistance of children up to the age of eighteen and their families/carers suffering or recovering from cancer and cancer related conditions, who predominately live in east Sussex and Brighton & Hove, by granting feasible wishes and providing emotional and practical support to these children and their families. II) To promote the mental health of these children and their families who are or were suffering or recovering from cancer and cancer related conditions, by providing social opportunities, peer support, respite and any other means the trustees think appropriate to reduce isolation and improve their wellbeing.III) Advancing education among medical professionals, carers and the families of these children who are or were suffering or recovering from cancer and cancer related conditions, by any means the trustees think appropriate.

**Activities:** TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN AND THEIR FAMILIES/CARERS SUFFERING OR RECOVERING FROM CANCER AND CANCER RELATED CONDITIONS, WHO PREDOMINATELY LIVE IN EAST SUSSEX AND BRIGHTON & HOVE, BY GRANTING FEASIBLE WISHES AND PROVIDING EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

**Area of benefit:** EAST SUSSEX, BRIGHTON AND HOVE.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Brighton And Hove
- East Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £260080 | £296614 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £286428 | £288305 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £294436 | £242611 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £411385 | £170408 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £158167 | £127809 | — | — |



## Trustees

- CHRISTOPHER DOWNTON
- Ian Shearer — appointed April 16, 2025
- JAMES ANDREW DENNY Co-Chair
- Marlene Frances Humphris — appointed April 16, 2025
- Peter Tony Thomas Co-Chair — appointed April 16, 2025
- Sylvia Jean Elizabeth Daw — appointed June 8, 2019
- URSULA FIONA DOWNTON