Walsall Breast Cancer Self-Help Group
Analysis
Walsall Breast Cancer Self-Help Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Willenhall. It was registered in August 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Walsall Breast Cancer Self-Help Group reported income of £17k and spending of £30k, spending 176% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £23k to £17k (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Walsall Breast Cancer Self-Help Group sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sakoon Through Cancer (£17k), New Doors Counselling & Listening Project (£17k) and Womenion (£17k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provides practical and emotional support and assistance to breast cancer patients and their families. Our Counsellors offer help on a voluntary basis at the same time as working along side the professionals at the local hospital. We also offer a help line service.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sakoon Through Cancer | Berkshire | £17k |
| New Doors Counselling & Listening Project | Nottingham | £17k |
| Womenion | London | £17k |
| The Tonia Alison Gabriel Charitable Trust | Ashton-Under-Lyne | £17k |