Intelligent Giving

HEALTH PIONEER KEEPING QUIET

This teaching, care, and information centre apparently leads the pack with its holistic blend of complementary therapies and self-help techniques. In spite of a fair website, its annual report is worryingly uniniformative, barely covering the most basic info we expect, and gives the impression of a charity more concerned with moving offices than measuring the impact of its work.

Read the charity's reply

QUALITY OF REPORTING What is this?	42%
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.
SIZE OF CHARITY... What is this?	Medium
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.
HIGHEST SALARY What is this?	£60k to £79k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.
RESERVES WOULD LAST... What is this?	32 months
If income dried up, how long could work continue? 3-12 months is normal. Less may be precarious. 12+ months may be over-cautious (or if very high, may represent the value of the charity's property).
ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY What is this?	Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.

But don't take our word for it...

• The charity's website
• GuideStar summary
• Charity Commission link to annual report

Penny Brohn Cancer Care provides complementary care, the Bristol Approach, to people with cancer and their loved ones. Working alongside medical treatment, this comlementary approach can transform lives - giving people practical tools to improve their daily quality of life and helping to take the fear out of cancer. Some of the ingredients of the Bristol Approach include nutritional advice, doctor sessions, psychotherapy and counselling, art therapy, and relaxation techniques.