THE ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CHARITY
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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“The Managing Director’s basic salary in 2024/25 was £149,102 (2023/24: £143,367).” — page 31
“Expenditure on raising funds in the year was 27% of income from donations and legacies (2023/24: 25%).”
“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.”
“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).”
“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).”
“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).”
“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).”
“The Group consists of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign Trading Company Limited.”
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Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 04615761
- Trading subsidiary: ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CAMPAIGN TRADING COMPANY LIMITED Companies House 04722285
- 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).”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sir Douglas Flint CBE — Chairman
- Antonia Dalmahoy — Managing Director
Funders the charity credits
- Ralph Lauren Corporation
- Banham
- Nationwide Building Society
- Tokio Marine Kiln
- Anya Hindmarch
- Designplan Lighting
- OOFOS
- Philip Kingsley Products Ltd
- Spacemasks
- The Big Yellow Self Storage Company
Company officers (Companies House)
- CHAMBERS, Russell Earl on trustee list
- RANJAN, Anuj on trustee list
- CUNNINGHAM, David, Professor on trustee list
- GRAY, Roger Michael on trustee list
- FISHER, Andrew Raymond not on trustee list
- HINDMARCH, Anya Susannah, Dame not on trustee list
- BLOOMFIELD, Olivia Caroline, Baroness on trustee list
- LEAHY, Terence Patrick, Sir not on trustee list
- FLINT, Douglas Jardine, Sir not on trustee list
- PALMER, Caroline Ann, Dame on trustee list
- AMBEKAR, Elizabeth
Property (HM Land Registry)
Advertised salaries (public job ads)
- Website and Analytics Manager — £40,000 - £45,000 per year
- Legacy Stewardship Manager — £40,000 - £43,000 per year
- Senior Database Officer — £38,000 - £40,000 per year
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (02/09/2026)
- Received assets from another charity (21/10/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (07/06/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (29/08/2023)
- Received assets from another charity (06/07/2023)
- Received assets from another charity (30/03/2023)
Trustees
- Sir DOUGLAS JARDINE FLINT CBEchair
- Andrew Fisher OBE
- Anuj Ranjan
- Baroness Olivia Caroline Bloomfield
- Dame Anya Hindmarch DBE
- Dame CAROLINE PALMER
- Professor David Cunningham
- ROGER GRAY
- Russell Chambers
- Sir Terry Leahy
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENISE COATES FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £1.3m | Funding towards the construction of a new Oak Cancer Centre. |
| THE PENNIES FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £1.1m | |
| THE DORFMAN FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £667k | |
| LADY GARDEN FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £581k | Funding for three new research projects, specialist equipment, and two members of staff (a nurse and a pre doctoral fellow). |
| LADY GARDEN FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £426k | Donations to The Royal Marsden |
| BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2022 | £257k | Health and welfare |
| BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2024 | £167k | |
| BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2023 | £167k | |
| BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2025 | £167k | |
| BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2021 | £143k | Health and welfare |
| THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £100k | |
| KUSUMA TRUST UK | FY2023 | £96k | Interoperative Ultrasound Machine & Mobile Image Intensifier |
| KUSUMA TRUST UK | FY2024 | £91k | Interoperative Ultrasound Machine & Mobile Image Intensifier |
| THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £75k | |
| T. & J. MEYER FAMILY FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2021 | £70k | Local Community & Research |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | FY2023 | £63k | Medical |
| THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £60k | |
| JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £57k | |
| THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £45k | |
| THE PENNIES FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £32k | |
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | FY2023 | £30k | Grants awarded 2023 |
| THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY | FY2022 | £30k | costs of their new cancer centre at the hospital in London |
| JOHN KING BRAIN TUMOUR FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £30k | to fund a research assistant for one year |
| THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £25k | Grants for poverty alleviation and health improvement |
| THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £25k | Carries out cancer research, diagnosis, treatment and care for its patients and cancer patients through the UK and worldwide |
| THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £25k | |
| THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2026 | £25k | |
| THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £25k | |
| THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £23k | |
| THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £20k | |
| THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £20k | |
| E B M CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £20k | Grant paid to institution |
| THE SYNCONA FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £20k | |
| REUBEN FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £17k | |
| REUBEN FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £17k | |
| THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £15k | Carries out cancer research, diagnosis, treatment and care for its patients and cancer patients |
| H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2026 | £15k | |
| RJ AND AH DANIELS CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £15k | |
| THE CHANDRIS FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £15k | Cancer Relief Charities |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2024 | £15k | |
| AlixPartners (UK) Charitable Foundation | FY2026 | £13k | |
| E F AND M G HALL CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £12k | |
| BACON FOUNDATION LTD | FY2023 | £10k | Support the Oak Cancer Centre in Sutton |
| GERALD PALMER ELING TRUST COMPANY | FY2023 | £10k | |
| THE BRESSLER FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £10k | |
| CHRISTOS LAZARI FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £10k | Funding 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 CHARITY | FY2023 | £10k | |
| THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £10k | Carries out cancer research, diagnosis, treatment and care for its patients and cancer patients through the UK and worldwide |
| THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £9k | Donations |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST | 1 | £354k |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM | 1 | £169k |
| THE BAND TRUST | 1 | £11k |
| G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL MARSDEN, CHELSEA
- ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY
- ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY
- THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO
- CANCER CARE AND HAEMATOLOGY FUND
- THE SANITA MERALI TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CHARITY | £34.0m | £149,102 | — | above | 27.0% | no doubt |
| FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL MARSDEN, CHELSEA | £651k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY | £1.9m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY | £1.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO | £502k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CANCER CARE AND HAEMATOLOGY FUND | £108k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |