--- title: "Bath Cancer Unit Support Group rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Bath Cancer Unit Support Group a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 93/100. Accounts 2024: income £523k · 96% on charitable activities. Reg 292643." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/bath-cancer-unit-support-group retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:35:15.483Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Bath Cancer Unit Support Group a good charity? Bath Cancer Unit Support Group scores 93/100 (5 stars, Exceptional) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£523k total income, 96% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Bath · BA14 9BR | Reg [292643](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/bath-cancer-unit-support-group) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.bcusg.org/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/292643) Donate ## How can you give to BATH CANCER UNIT SUPPORT GROUP? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official BATH CANCER UNIT SUPPORT GROUP form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.bcusg.org/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=292643) ## What does Bath Cancer Unit Support Group do? Bath Cancer Unit Support Group is a registered charity (no. 292643) working in cancer in Bath · BA14 9BR. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 96% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 24 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈62% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Bath Cancer Unit Support Group hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=bath-cancer-unit-support-group) **In short:** BATH CANCER UNIT SUPPORT GROUP scores 93 out of 100 (5 stars). 96% average program spend (2-year average, disclosed years only). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Bath Cancer Unit Support Group? Bath Cancer Unit Support Group has a Clarity Score of 93 out of 100 on CharityCompare (5 stars, Exceptional). Charity Commission registration number 292643. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Cancer. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £523k, with 96% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 24 months of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 93/100 5★ · Exceptional Cause spend 96% 2-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £523k Latest year 2024 Reserves 24 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £67.3 raised per £1 fundraising (2-yr avg) · 2% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does BATH CANCER UNIT SUPPORT GROUP compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers BATH CANCER UNIT SUPPORT GROUP scores higher than. Income band (£500k–£1m)85thpercentile **Scores higher than 85% of 2,187 charities in its income band** · 93/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). Cancer charities90thpercentile **Scores higher than 90% of 93 charities in this cause** · 93/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Bath Cancer Unit Support Group's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2024 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Bath Cancer Unit Support Group's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 13 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 93/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 24 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 60% | 26% · 3/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 96% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 1p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 50% | 100 volunteers · 5/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Bath Cancer Unit Support Group's Clarity Score? 93/100 total · Exceptional · 5 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 93/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 50/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight13 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 93/100 Reserves (months of cash)24 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets26% · 3/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 Program expense ratio96% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency1p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio100 volunteers · 5/10 pts ## How much does Bath Cancer Unit Support Group raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £523k | — | | Total expenditure | £674k | — | | Charitable activities | £664k | 99% | | Fundraising | £9k | 1% | 99%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £674k spent - Charitable activities99% · £664k - Fundraising1% · £9k ## What trust indicators does Bath Cancer Unit Support Group have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - — Trustee board size (3–12) 13 trustees on the Charity Commission register Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 292643 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/292643) ### Trustees & officers - SUZANNE COPPIN - JANE ELLEN MARGETTS - MICHAEL PHILIP COOMBS since 2012 - ALAN WEBB since 2017 - Susan Janet Oliver since 2019 - Dr Emma Inneen de Winton since 2022 - Tracy Marie Langton since 2022 - David Noel Lane since 2023 - Kim Single-Bloom since 2023 - MICHAEL DENIS TAYLOR since 2017 - James Ash since 2024 - Sujata McNab since 2025 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Bath Cancer Unit Support Group's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Bath Cancer Unit Support Group? Overall score 93/100 (5★) Income £523k Cause spend 96% of expenditure Reg number 292643 Scope Local (bath) Reserves 24 months Trustees 13 Accounts year 2024 Filing up to date ## How does BATH CANCER UNIT SUPPORT GROUP compare, and where else can you look? [Compare BATH CANCER UNIT SUPPORT GROUP with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=bath-cancer-unit-support-group) [More cancer charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/cancer) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where BATH CANCER UNIT SUPPORT GROUP sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [cancer charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/cancer) - [health charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health) - [Charities in Bath](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/bath) ### Similar cancer charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [THE MARY HOW TRUST FOR CANCER PREVENTION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-mary-how-trust-for-cancer-prevention) 100/100 · £1.7m - [FIGHTING ALL CANCERS TOGETHER](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/fighting-all-cancers-together) 100/100 · £554k - [THE JOSHUA TREE - SUPPORTING FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CHILDHOOD CANCERS](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-joshua-tree-supporting-families-affected-by-childhood-cancers) 97/100 · £1.1m - [NEWBURY CANCER CARE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/newbury-cancer-care) 97/100 · £762k ## How can you share Bath Cancer Unit Support Group's rating? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Bath Cancer Unit Support Group a legitimate charity? + Yes — Bath Cancer Unit Support Group is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 292643). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/292643. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Bath Cancer Unit Support Group's charity number? + Bath Cancer Unit Support Group's charity number is 292643. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Bath Cancer Unit Support Group's charity rating? + Bath Cancer Unit Support Group scores 93 out of 100 on CharityCompare (5 stars — Exceptional). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Bath Cancer Unit Support Group have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Bath Cancer Unit Support Group. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Bath Cancer Unit Support Group? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 96% of Bath Cancer Unit Support Group's total spending went to charitable activities (2-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Bath Cancer Unit Support Group's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 4% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 2% of total expenditure at Bath Cancer Unit Support Group. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Bath Cancer Unit Support Group's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Bath Cancer Unit Support Group receive? + Bath Cancer Unit Support Group reported £523k total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Bath Cancer Unit Support Group's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Bath Cancer Unit Support Group based? + Bath Cancer Unit Support Group is listed at Bath · BA14 9BR, focused on cancer. How does CharityCompare score Bath Cancer Unit Support Group? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Bath Cancer Unit Support Group's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Bath Cancer Unit Support Group's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.