Question 1

What is the mission of COBALT HEALTH?

Accepted Answer

The Charity works, in collaboration with the National Health Service and other bodies, to prevent, detect, diagnose and treat or alleviate cancers and other life limiting disease/injury.  It does this by providing:1) funding to support local NHS oncological and allied services2) a Cancer Prevention and Education Service3) an MRI scanning service4) a PET-CT service5) funding of research

Question 2

What is the financial size of COBALT HEALTH?

Accepted Answer

COBALT HEALTH is classified as a major charity. In the latest financial year, they reported a total income of £28,192,905 and total expenditure of £28,662,565.

Question 3

How does COBALT HEALTH allocate its spending?

Accepted Answer

For every pound spent, approximately 98.8% goes directly to charitable activities. The remaining 1.2% is spent on raising funds and administration. This is higher than the median for similar-sized charities (97.2%).

Question 4

What is the workforce structure of COBALT HEALTH?

Accepted Answer

COBALT HEALTH employs 182 staff members and is supported by 200 volunteers.

Question 5

Does COBALT HEALTH receive government funding?

Accepted Answer

To a small extent. Approximately 0.0% of their income comes from government grants or contracts.

Question 6

Does COBALT HEALTH pay its trustees?

Accepted Answer

No, the latest data indicates that trustees do not receive payments or personal benefits from the charity.

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