Blood cancer charity, Anthony Nolan, is proposing 29 redundancies as part of changes to its organisational structure.
The charity has said it must reduce costs in response to the pandemic and the loss of income the organisation has experienced.
Henny Braund, chief executive at Anthony Nolan said: “The demand for our lifesaving work hasn’t stopped and the support for our patients is ever more important, but the world in which we are operating is changing at a pace and scale that no one could have predicted.
“Anthony Nolan is made up of passionate people working to save the lives of people with blood cancer and we take that responsibility incredibly seriously. We work with brilliant and talented colleagues which has made the decision to drive structural change all the more difficult.”
The charity is expecting these proposals to have been completed by the end of October.
Braund added: “We have to evolve as an organisation to ensure that we can be here for patients now and into the future. We need to ensure our hard earnt funds are used to support this work and the critical research that will improve the chances for patients.
“The proposals set out a clear plan for our new business model and we are working to support any staff who may be affected as a result of the proposals and these difficult times.”
'The pandemic has impacted every single aspect of our work'
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2020 puts its income at £55.4m and spending at £55.3m. There are currently 370 staff at the charity.
At the date of the annual report the charity had furloughed 20% of its workforce.
In its report, Ian Krieger, chair of the charity states: “The pandemic has impacted every single aspect of our work, not least the fundamentals of transporting stem cell donations to patients amid extensive travel restrictions.
“We have had to temporarily discontinue our face-to-face donor recruitment and our cord collections as well as much of our research work. In addition, our fundraising activities have been severely impacted.”
The accounts add that many of its research projects were paused at the end of March due to Covid-19.
Although the impact of Covid-19 on the 2019 to 2020 fundraising plans was limited due to the pandemic starting at the end of the financial year, the charity expects the outbreak will have a big impact on its community and event fundraising in the coming year with many key events, including the London Marathon, being cancelled or postponed.
“This does however also provide an opportunity to further diversify our approach,” the accounts read.
Its Coronavirus Emergency Appeal raised over £46,000.
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