The John Hartson Foundation
What it does
The charity carries out fundraising activities and publicises the charity to raise funds to allow it to financially support cancer sufferers and their families and to raise awareness of testicular cancer
Its charitable purposes
A) TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TESTICULAR CANCER THEREBY ENCOURAGING MEN TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION LEADING TO VITAL EARLY DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS.B) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM TESTICULAR CANCER.C) TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS OF CANCER SUFFERERS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT SERVICES AND THROUGH FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
- Elsewhere
- Scotland
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £225,000 and spent £234,569.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £225,000 | £234,569 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £193,562 | £199,020 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 March 2024 | £188,658 | £169,174 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 March 2023 | £150,392 | £152,717 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 March 2022 | £82,004 | £85,502 | Not reported | 4 |
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
- Up 174%, from £82,004 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £225,000 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 104% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Sarah HartsonChair
- Stephen Mullen
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 30 September 2026, 123 days early | Not due yet |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 22 December 2025, 40 days early | Received 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 23 December 2024, 39 days early | Received 23 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 11 January 2024, 20 days early | Received 11 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 23 December 2022, 39 days early | Received 23 December 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1151319
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 March 2013
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22 FEB 2013
- Company number
- 08415295This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.johnhartsonfoundation.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
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.