Registered charity · Littlehampton
Cancer United
- 9 trustees
- Income £166k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- JAN ShewardChair · since 2013
- David Stephen LovellTrustee · since 2020
- Dr Sankha Suvra MitraTrustee · since 2013
- Erica ShewardTrustee · since 2015
- Gesine HermannTrustee · since 2022
- Jane CobbyTrustee · since 2026
- Kathryn Jennifer HallTrustee · since 2017
- Maria BeckettTrustee · since 2022
- Sarah MurphyTrustee · since 2022
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport and 3 more
- Where
- East Sussex, Surrey, West Sussex
- Website
- www.cancerunited.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Cancer United
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£166k£187k
- 2024£181k£169k
- 2023£163k£189k
Earlier years
- 2022£158k£199k
- 2021£170k£144k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY CANCER.TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM CANCER, OR THOSE IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION.TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF CANCER THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A SUPPORT GROUP, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE TO THEM, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY CANCER BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR THEM, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.
Grants received
7 grants · £44,890 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £20,000
- Postcode Society Trust · £10,000
- Sussex Community Foundation · £8,990 (2 grants)
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £2,650
- Essex Community Foundation · £2,250
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Society Trust
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- JAN Sheward Chair since 2013
- David Stephen Lovell since 2020
- Dr Sankha Suvra Mitra since 2013
- Erica Sheward since 2015
- Gesine Hermann since 2022
- Jane Cobby since 2026
- Kathryn Jennifer Hall since 2017
- Maria Beckett since 2022
- Sarah Murphy since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- JAN Sheward Chair since 2013
- David Stephen Lovell since 2020
- Dr Sankha Suvra Mitra since 2013
- Erica Sheward since 2015
- Kathryn Jennifer Hall since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- JAN Sheward Chair since 2013
- David Stephen Lovell since 2020
- Dr Sankha Suvra Mitra since 2013
- Erica Sheward since 2015
- Gesine Hermann since 2022
- Jane Cobby since 2026
- Kathryn Jennifer Hall since 2017
- Maria Beckett since 2022
- Sarah Murphy since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1155747
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04 JAN 2013
- Companies House
- Company number 08347720 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07957829505 · enquiries@cancerunited.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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