CANCER RELIEF UK
GRANTS FOR SUFFERING APPLICANTS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM CANCER AND ARE SUFFERING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. GRANTS ARE MADE TO OTHER RELEVANT PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANISATIONS.
Objects
1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR CANCER SUFFERERS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE NOT BEING RESIDENT IN AN INSTITUTION OR NURSING HOME AS DEFINED BY THE NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1948 BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS BY CASH OR KIND TOWARDS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT AND THE PRESERVATION OF STANDARDS OF HOME CARE FOR THOSE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN THE UK.2) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND PROVIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL RELIEF AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE NURSING A PERSON SUFFERING FROM CANCER IN ANY PLACE OTHER THAN AN INSTITUTION OR NURSING HOME AS DEFINED BY THE NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1948 VIAA) GRANTS FOR A RESPITE SERVICE USING CARE ATTENDANTS SO THE CARER CAN GET A BREAK.B) GRANTS TO HELP RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF THE CARER AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEESC) GRANTS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO CANCER CARE AT HOME.D) BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS FOR RECREATION (AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES).3) TO HELP SUFFERERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN DRUGS FROM THEIR PCT WHICH IS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THEIR DOCTORS BUT DEEMED EXPENSIVE BY THE PCT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £508,904, which the trustees consider adequate and above their stated policy target of six months' core operating expenditure. The filing notes that the charity carried a balance of £572,441 forward into the new financial year with no funds in deficit or liabilities.
What the accounts disclose
“No employee received remuneration of more than £60,000 during the year (2025 - NIL).” — page 16
“The trustees have set a target level of reserves equivalent to at least six months of core operating expenditure (approximately £100,000)” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Regulator actions
The Fundraising Regulator investigated complaints regarding the delivery of charity bags to a resident who had explicitly requested not to receive them, despite being on the charity's 'do not deliver' list. The regulator found that both Cancer Relief UK and its agency, Recycling Solutions North West Ltd, breached the Code of Fundraising Practice due to persistent fundraising, inadequate monitoring of third-party distributors, and insufficient complaint handling. Both organisations accepted the regulator's findings and recommendations to improve compliance training and oversight of their distribution partners.
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- James Abrams
- LISA BRIERLEY
- Mark Evans
- TRACEY COUPE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £229k | £186k |
| 31/03/2025 | £322k | £204k |
| 31/03/2024 | £76k | £202k |
| 31/03/2023 | £253k | £209k |
| 31/03/2022 | £195k | £183k |
Common questions
Is CANCER RELIEF UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £508,904, which the trustees consider adequate and above their stated policy target of six months' core operating expenditure. The filing notes that the charity carried a balance of £572,441 forward into the new financial year with no funds in deficit or liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
What does the highest-paid employee of CANCER RELIEF UK earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION | 2 | £6k |
| THE PATRICIA AND DONALD SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £30k |
| THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE HISCOX FOUNDATION | 1 | £4k |
| THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| COL-RENO LIMITED | 1 | £2k |
| THE DWF FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- BABONS CANCER SUPPORT
- CANCER RESEARCH AND GENETICS UK
- MACMILLAN CARING LOCALLY
- THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO
- YORK AGAINST CANCER
- TOGETHER AGAINST CANCER
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANCER RELIEF UK | £229k | Under £60,000 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BABONS CANCER SUPPORT | £107k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CANCER RESEARCH AND GENETICS UK | £128k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MACMILLAN CARING LOCALLY | £3.1m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO | £502k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| YORK AGAINST CANCER | £1.5m | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |