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CANCER SUPPORT UK (CSUK)

Registered charity 1105703 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BREAST CANCER PARTNERSHIP, CANCER RECOVERY FOUNDATION UK, CHILDREN'S CANCER RECOVERY PROJECT · also registered in Scotland as SC039731 (OSCR)

CANCER SUPPORT UK* PROVIDES PRACTICAL & EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WITH CANCER, DURING & AFTER THE TREATMENT PERIOD. WE SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH ALL KINDS OF CANCER ACROSS THE UK. OUR SERVICES, INCL OUR TELEPHONE SUPPORT GROUPS & CANCER KITS, ARE DESIGNED & DELIVERED BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CANCER THEMSELVES TO IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS.*Formerly known as Cancer Recovery Foundation

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Latest income
£540k
Latest spending
£768k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £227,870 for the year ended 31 December 2024, compared to a surplus in the prior year, due to reduced donations and the use of reserves to maintain service delivery. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash reserves stood at £103,926, which aligns with the stated policy of maintaining three months of budgeted operational overheads. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, noting that reduced expenditure and income from Q1 2025 would help restore reserves to policy targets.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)
“CEO remuneration in 2024 has been set at £80,000 per annum. There are no other pecuniary benefits for senior or other staff at the Charity.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was:”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of the current year budgeted operational overheads (held: £104k)
“The Board has agreed to set aside and ring fence 'free invested in tangible fixed assets, which equates to three months of the current year budgeted operational overheads.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cancer Support UK (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£540k
Total spending
£768k
Cost of raising funds
£64k
Reserves (reported)
£34k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£540k£768k
31/12/2023£769k£689k
31/12/2022£551k£764k
31/12/2021£568k£830k
31/12/2020£1.1m£638k

Common questions

Is CANCER SUPPORT UK (CSUK) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £227,870 for the year ended 31 December 2024, compared to a surplus in the prior year, due to reduced donations and the use of reserves to maintain service delivery. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash reserves stood at £103,926, which aligns with the stated policy of maintaining three months of budgeted operational overheads. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, noting that reduced expenditure and income from Q1 2025 would help restore reserves to policy targets. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of CANCER SUPPORT UK (CSUK) earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2022£10kTraining and wellbeing support for Cancer Coach volunteer facilitators

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION3£17k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION2£106k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST2£48k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST2£23k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND2£16k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust2£6k
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST2£5k
THE W H SMITH GROUP CHARITABLE TRUST2£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CANCER SUPPORT YORKSHIRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CANCER SUPPORT UK (CSUK)£540k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
CANCER SUPPORT YORKSHIRE FY2025£581k—0above—no doubt
Cancer Support Suffolk FY2025£298k—0unclear—no doubt
CANCER HELP (PRESTON) LIMITED FY2025£496k—0unclear—no doubt
CANCER RESEARCH UK FY2025£734.8m£250,001 - £260,000380above22.0%no doubt
SARCOMA UK FY2025£4.6m——above26.0%no doubt

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