AGAINST BREAST CANCER LIMITED

Registered charity 1121258 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Against Breast Cancer funds a research programme into the treatment and prevention of breast cancer, focusing particularly on secondary spread and survival after diagnosis.We are leading the worlds largest study into the diet and lifestyle of breast cancer patients.Our Research Teams quest to produce a breast cancer vaccine and ultimately a cure for breast cancer.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£974k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £104,179 for the year ended 31 December 2024, a significant improvement from the previous year's loss. The trustees report that the charity remains committed to financial growth and stability, with total reserves increasing to £458,168. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months operating costs (held: £448k)
Against Breast Cancer decided on a policy of holding 3 to 6 months operating costs. A figure of £150,000 was considered to be a reasonable level of reserves to be held that would enable the charity to meet all of its liabilities should operations have to cease at some point in the future. — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trade balance owed by subsidiary
At 31st December 2024 the Charity was owed £62,107 (2023: £64,599) by its 100% owned subsidiary, Against Breast Cancer Trading Limited as a result of trade charges, and charity income received by the subsidiary less expenditure incurred on the subsidiary's behalf. — page 34
At 31st December 2024 the Charity owed £1 (2023: £nil) to its 100% owned subsidiary, Against Breast Cancer Trading Limited as a result of trade charges, and charity income received by the subsidiary less expenditure incurred on the subsidiary's behalf. — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trade balance owed to subsidiary
At 31st December 2024 the Charity was owed £62,107 (2023: £64,599) by its 100% owned subsidiary, Against Breast Cancer Trading Limited as a result of trade charges, and charity income received by the subsidiary less expenditure incurred on the subsidiary's behalf. — page 34
At 31st December 2024 the Charity owed £1 (2023: £nil) to its 100% owned subsidiary, Against Breast Cancer Trading Limited as a result of trade charges, and charity income received by the subsidiary less expenditure incurred on the subsidiary's behalf. — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Against Breast Cancer (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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £275k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£974k
Cost of raising funds
£662k
Reserves (reported)
£344k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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
31/12/2024£1.1m£974k
31/12/2023£1.1m£1.2m
31/12/2022£875k£858k
31/12/2021£755k£912k
31/12/2020£798k£985k

Common questions

Is AGAINST BREAST CANCER LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £104,179 for the year ended 31 December 2024, a significant improvement from the previous year's loss. The trustees report that the charity remains committed to financial growth and stability, with total reserves increasing to £458,168. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2010£6kUpdating Office IT Equipment

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Prevent Breast Cancer.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AGAINST BREAST CANCER LIMITED£1.1m0unclearno doubt
Prevent Breast Cancer FY2025£2.2munclearno doubt
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AID (BCRA) FY2024£123k0withinno doubt
LADIES FIGHTING BREAST CANCER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£233k0unclearno doubt
BREAST CANCER UK LIMITED FY2025£2.1m0above17.7%no doubt
BREAST CANCER NOW FY2025£59.3munclearno doubt

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