THE ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CHARITY

Registered charity 1095197 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CAMPAIGN

The Charity's objects are to raise money solely to allow The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust to fund state-of-the-art equipment and groundbreaking research, create the best patient environments, and ensure its nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments which are used here in the UK and around the world.

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Latest income
£34.0m
Latest spending
£36.5m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Charity raised £29.7 million in income and held total funds of £130.2 million at the year end. Free reserves were £36.3 million, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £10 million. The Trustees confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £149,102 — above the median for charities its size (£130k)
“The Managing Director’s basic salary in 2024/25 was £149,102 (2023/24: £143,367).” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 27.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Expenditure on raising funds in the year was 27% of income from donations and legacies (2023/24: 25%).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £10 million (held: £36.3m)
“Trustees maintained the free reserves policy target level at £10 million with a minimum level of £5 million, equivalent to at least six months of direct fundraising expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust provides services to the Charity under a service level agreement. The total amount payable to The Royal Marsden for its staff under the service level agreement for the year was £218,000 (2023/24: £363,000), with an additional £155,000 (2023/24: £24,000) in relation to other ancillary services.
“The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust also provides a number of services to the Charity, which are recharged under a contractual service level agreement. The total amount payable to The Royal Marsden for its staff under the service level agreement for the year was £218,000 (2023/24: £363,000), with an additional £155,000 (2023/24: £24,000) in relation to other ancillary services.”
“Donations without conditions attached received during the year from Trustees and their related parties totalled £44,143 (2023/24: £16,002).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from Trustees and their related parties totalled £44,143 (2023/24: £16,002).
“The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust also provides a number of services to the Charity, which are recharged under a contractual service level agreement. The total amount payable to The Royal Marsden for its staff under the service level agreement for the year was £218,000 (2023/24: £363,000), with an additional £155,000 (2023/24: £24,000) in relation to other ancillary services.”
“Donations without conditions attached received during the year from Trustees and their related parties totalled £44,143 (2023/24: £16,002).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions between the Trading subsidiary and a Trustee or a related party totalled £50,000 (2023/24: nil).
“The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust also provides a number of services to the Charity, which are recharged under a contractual service level agreement. The total amount payable to The Royal Marsden for its staff under the service level agreement for the year was £218,000 (2023/24: £363,000), with an additional £155,000 (2023/24: £24,000) in relation to other ancillary services.”
“Donations without conditions attached received during the year from Trustees and their related parties totalled £44,143 (2023/24: £16,002).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity received a donation from a subsidiary of The Royal Marsden totalling £150,000 (2023/24: £nil).
“The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust also provides a number of services to the Charity, which are recharged under a contractual service level agreement. The total amount payable to The Royal Marsden for its staff under the service level agreement for the year was £218,000 (2023/24: £363,000), with an additional £155,000 (2023/24: £24,000) in relation to other ancillary services.”
“Donations without conditions attached received during the year from Trustees and their related parties totalled £44,143 (2023/24: £16,002).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign Trading Company Limited
“The Group consists of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign Trading Company Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Corporate structure

ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CAMPAIGN TRADING COMPANY LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £374k
  • Profit before tax: £327k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £327k
“The company made charitable donations to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity under the Gift Aid scheme totalling £326,546 (2024: £415,129).”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

10 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (10 freehold); recorded price paid £1.2m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Advertised salaries (public job ads)

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£34.0m
Total spending
£36.5m
Cost of raising funds
£8.2m
Reserves (reported)
£36.3m
Employees
106

Reported reserves equal ~11.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 24.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£34.0m£36.5m
31/03/2024£35.9m£28.2m
31/03/2023£34.4m£21.7m
31/03/2022£31.2m£43.2m
31/03/2021£32.9m£48.5m

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity raised £29.7 million in income and held total funds of £130.2 million at the year end. Free reserves were £36.3 million, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £10 million. The Trustees confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CHARITY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £149,102 band.

Who funds THE ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CHARITY as a grant recipient include DENISE COATES FOUNDATION, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION, THE DORFMAN FOUNDATION, LADY GARDEN FOUNDATION, BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DENISE COATES FOUNDATIONFY2022£1.3mFunding towards the construction of a new Oak Cancer Centre.
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2023£1.1m
THE DORFMAN FOUNDATIONFY2023£667k
LADY GARDEN FOUNDATIONFY2023£581kFunding for three new research projects, specialist equipment, and two members of staff (a nurse and a pre doctoral fellow).
LADY GARDEN FOUNDATIONFY2022£426kDonations to The Royal Marsden
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£257kHealth and welfare
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£167k
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£167k
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£167k
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2021£143kHealth and welfare
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£100k
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2023£96kInteroperative Ultrasound Machine & Mobile Image Intensifier
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£91kInteroperative Ultrasound Machine & Mobile Image Intensifier
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£75k
T. & J. MEYER FAMILY FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2021£70kLocal Community & Research
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£63kMedical
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2025£60k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£57k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2022£45k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2022£32k
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2023£30kGrants awarded 2023
THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITYFY2022£30kcosts of their new cancer centre at the hospital in London
JOHN KING BRAIN TUMOUR FOUNDATIONFY2024£30kto fund a research assistant for one year
THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATIONFY2024£25kGrants for poverty alleviation and health improvement
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£25kCarries out cancer research, diagnosis, treatment and care for its patients and cancer patients through the UK and worldwide
THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£25k
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£25k
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25k
THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£23k
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20kGrant paid to institution
THE SYNCONA FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
REUBEN FOUNDATIONFY2023£17k
REUBEN FOUNDATIONFY2022£17k
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15kCarries out cancer research, diagnosis, treatment and care for its patients and cancer patients
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£15k
RJ AND AH DANIELS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£15k
THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATIONFY2021£15kCancer Relief Charities
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£15k
AlixPartners (UK) Charitable FoundationFY2026£13k
E F AND M G HALL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£12k
BACON FOUNDATION LTDFY2023£10kSupport the Oak Cancer Centre in Sutton
GERALD PALMER ELING TRUST COMPANYFY2023£10k
THE BRESSLER FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
CHRISTOS LAZARI FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kFunding towards supporting the Oak Children and Young People's Drug Development Unit at the Royal Marsden Hospital.
HAYDEN FAMILY (UK) LTD.FY2022£10k
TOM AND SHEILA SPRINGER CHARITYFY2023£10k
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kCarries out cancer research, diagnosis, treatment and care for its patients and cancer patients through the UK and worldwide
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£9kDonations

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CHARITY£34.0m£149,102—above27.0%no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL MARSDEN, CHELSEA FY2025£651k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt
ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO FY2024£502k—0above—no doubt
CANCER CARE AND HAEMATOLOGY FUND FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.