# NI cancer charity shows big increase in income

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/01/23/ni-cancer-charity-shows-big-increase-income/
- Published: 2015-01-23T23:55:46+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The ‘Rory McElroy’ effect has had a very positive impact on fundraising for the 
[Cancer Fund for Children](http://www.cancerfundforchildren.com) (CCF), a Northern
Ireland charity which has become a special cause of the world’s number one golfer.

‘Short’ accounts for the organisation up to March 2014, which provide more limited
information on a charity’s finances, show that unrestricted funds have grown from
£111,000 to nearly £1.5 million since 2013. Unrestricted funds are funds which a
charity has raised for its general expenditure and can be spent on any cost associated
with the charity’s activities.

Restricted funds have declined from nearly £700,000 to under £4,000, probably related
to CCF’s expenditure on the organisation’s respite facility, Daisy Lodge.

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Rory McElroy announced early last year that he was making a £1 million donation 
to CCF spread over four years in support of Daisy Lodge’s running costs.

CCF has a strong community fundraising presence in Northern Ireland, particularly
with fundraising events while its corporate fundraising has grown in recent years.

_Photo: [Rory McIlroy](https://flic.kr/p/9Uje3U) – photo: Edbalaun on Flickr.com_

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