Rowan Tree Cancer Care
What it does
The charity provides emotional & practical support to families living in the borough where lives have been affected by career, by the provision of free transport, complimentary therapies & counselling & respite for families affected by cancer.
Its charitable purposes
THE RELIEF OF CANCER SUFFERERS AND THEIR CARERS IN THE CYNON VALLEY AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY TRANSPORT, TREATMENTS, THERAPIES, RESPITE AND SUCH OTHER SERVICES WHICH FURTHER THE CHARITABLE OBJECT
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Area of benefit in its governing document: Cynon Valley and Its Neighbourhood
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £303,054 and spent £302,822.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £303,054 | £302,822 | Not reported | 50 |
| 30 September 2024 | £356,359 | £387,201 | Not reported | 30 |
| 30 September 2023 | £269,000 | £349,000 | Not reported | 10 |
| 30 September 2022 | £332,221 | £358,681 | Not reported | 52 |
| 30 September 2021 | £332,221 | £358,681 | Not reported | 38 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 9%, from £332,221 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £303,054 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 21% of its income in the year to 30 September 2021 came from government grants and contracts (£70,963).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: £35,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £35,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | Not reported | £30,000 from 1 contract |
| 30 September 2022 | £99,471 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 September 2021 | £32,293 from 1 grant | £38,670 from 1 contract |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
Charities whose accounts say they funded it
| Funder | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Moondance Foundation | 30 November 2023 | £50,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2024, worth at least £39,750.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,750 |
| 20 Nov 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,000 |
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Karen Rourke
- Neil Anthony Charles Dash
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 29 July 2026, 1 day early | Received 29 July 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 11 July 2025, 19 days early | Received 11 July 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 16 August 2024, 17 days late | Received 11 September 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 30 July 2023 | Received 30 July 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 3 August 2022, 4 days late | Received 3 August 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1096075
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 20 February 2003
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 SEPTEMBER 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 20 JANUARY 2003 AND CHANGE OF NAME CERTIFICATE DATED 26 AUGUST 2010.
- Company number
- 04538022This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.rowantreecancercare.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.