Africa Cancer Action Trust
What it does
To train and enable local personnel to diagnose cancer and to advocate for better diagnostic services.
Its charitable purposes
THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING BY MAKING GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS THAT SUPPORT MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN AFRICA. THE CHARITYÆS MAIN AIM IS TO TRAIN AND ENABLE LOCAL PERSONNEL TO DIAGNOSE CANCER AND TO ADVOCATE FOR BETTER DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE IN LINE WITH GOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ÆDIAGNOSTIC SERVICESÆ MEANS ANY PROCEDURES OR TESTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER AND ESPECIALLY CELLULAR PATHOLOGY AND RADIOLOGY.ÆGOOD MEDICAL PRACTICEÆ MEANS OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED BEST PRACTICE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Uganda
- Kenya
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 October 2025, it had income of £8,325 and spent £18,880.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £8,325 | £18,880 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 October 2024 | £9,200 | £11,579 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 October 2023 | £1,919 | £9,468 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 October 2022 | £66,286 | £9,411 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 October 2021 | £3,615 | £3,504 | 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
- Up 130%, from £3,615 in the year to 31 October 2021 to £8,325 in the year to 31 October 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 227% of its income in the year to 31 October 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| British Isles Association of Urological Pathologists | 31 August 2024 | £1,200 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Dr DAVID FRANCIS REES GRIFFITHS FRCPATHChair
- Carol Owen
- Dr Christopher John Robinson
- Dr Elisabeth Helen Griffiths
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | 31 August 2026 | Received 12 August 2026, 19 days early | Not required |
| 31 October 2024 | 31 August 2025 | Received 3 February 2025, 209 days early | Not required |
| 31 October 2023 | 31 August 2024 | Received 25 August 2024, 6 days early | Not required |
| 31 October 2022 | 31 August 2023 | Received 9 June 2023, 83 days early | Received 9 June 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | 31 August 2022 | Received 11 May 2022, 112 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1189665
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 May 2020
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 03 JAN 2020
- Website
- africacanceraction.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
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 on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.