Breastfriends Cardiff and Vale
What it does
Breast cancer support group for anyone who is having or has had treatment for breast cancer. We meet once a month in Cardiff and once a month in Barry. We also organised weekly walks and ad hoc events.
Its charitable purposes
(A) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PERSONS WHO HAVE OR HAVE HAD BREAST CANCER, THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND CARERS IN CARDIFF, THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN AND/OR ANY ADJACENT LOCAL AUTHORITY OR NHS TRUST AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE; AND(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO BREAST CANCER.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
- Vale of Glamorgan
Area of benefit in its governing document: Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan And/or Any Adjacent Local Authority Or Nhs Trust Area
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £539 and spent £1,422.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £539 | £1,422 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £3,558 | £970 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,607 | £1,678 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £675 | £1,455 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £0 | £499 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 20%, from £675 in the year to 31 December 2022 to £539 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 264% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 4 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Dr MARGARET DENISE HOURIHAN
- Elaine Nicholas
- Jane Eileen Shatford
- Jane Reynolds
- Justine Ruth Hankins
- Kaye Elaine Mundy
- Margaret Ann Warren
- Ruth Williams
- Wendy Lynne Jones
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 18 June 2026, 135 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 22 June 2025, 131 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 29 June 2024, 124 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 16 July 2023, 107 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 25 July 2022, 98 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1113068
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 February 2006
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION DATED 28 JANUARY 2005 AS AMENDED 30 JANUARY 2006
- Website
- www.breastfriendscandv.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Newport
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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.