TARGET OVARIAN CANCER
Over 7,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year in the UK, and each day sadly 11 women die from this disease. Target Ovarian Cancer's vision is to stop ovarian cancer from devastating lives. We do this by targeting what's important - symptoms awareness, life-saving early diagnosis, better treatments and support for everyone affected - and we do this across all four nations of the UK.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £140,881 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in closing unrestricted reserves of £1.14m. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted reserves are comfortably within the stated policy target of £600k, and the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“In 2025 one employee earned between £130,001 and £140,000” — page 22
“The Board of Trustees has agreed a policy to hold a minimum of three months of salary costs and six months of rent and support costs in unrestricted funds. The total of these amounts at 31 December 2025 gives a target minimum unrestricted reserves figure of £600k”
“Donations from Trustees and on their behalf of £142,090 (2024 6 months: £170,600) were received during the year to 31 December 2025.” — page 25
“In 2022/23 the Scientific Advisory Board agreed to award a medical research grant of £229,999 to Professor Sadaf Ghaem-Maghami, Imperial College London” — page 23
“Donations from Trustees and on their behalf of £142,090 (2024 6 months: £170,600) were received during the year to 31 December 2025.” — page 25
“In 2022/23 the Scientific Advisory Board agreed to award a medical research grant of £229,999 to Professor Sadaf Ghaem-Maghami, Imperial College London” — page 23
In the news
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Trustees
- Jo Paice
- Joanna Margaret Barker MBE
- Saswati Saha Mitra
- Se Miao Angie Ma
- Sonya Judith Clara Branch
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £3.4m | £3.6m |
| 31/12/2024 | £1.7m | £1.6m |
| 30/06/2024 | £4.4m | £3.9m |
| 30/06/2023 | £4.0m | £4.4m |
| 30/06/2022 | £3.3m | £3.5m |
Common questions
Is TARGET OVARIAN CANCER financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £140,881 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in closing unrestricted reserves of £1.14m. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted reserves are comfortably within the stated policy target of £600k, and the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Price Bailey LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of TARGET OVARIAN CANCER earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £130,001 - £140,000 band.
Who funds TARGET OVARIAN CANCER?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TARGET OVARIAN CANCER as a grant recipient include THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION, THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATION, THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/07/2024 | £417k | Building Connections - Peer support for women with ovarian cancer |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/04/2022 | £10k | Pathfinder England |
| Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland | 22/02/2022 | £4k | Making sure all women received the earliest diagnosis of ovarian cancer across Northern Ireland |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/02/2022 | £10k | Pathfinder Wales |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/09/2020 | £10k | Supporting women with ovarian cancer through and beyond Covid19 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/04/2020 | £10k | Supporting You in Scotland |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/12/2019 | £9k | Being Together in South Wales 2020 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/02/2019 | £8k | Target Ovarian Cancer Together in Belfast 2019 |
| Community Foundation North East | 28/01/2019 | £250 | General charitable purposes |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST | 5 | £73k |
| THE HISCOX FOUNDATION | 5 | £18k |
| SSP FOUNDATION | 4 | £6k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 3 | £297k |
| PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUST | 3 | £292k |
| DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | 3 | £30k |
| THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST | 3 | £16k |
| MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST | 3 | £14k |
Charities like this
- OVARIAN CANCER ACTION
- BOWEL CANCER UK
- CANCER RESEARCH UK
- GYNAECOLOGY CANCER RESEARCH FUND
- Blood Cancer UK Research
- BREAST CANCER NOW
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TARGET OVARIAN CANCER | £3.4m | £130,001 - £140,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |
| OVARIAN CANCER ACTION | £1.6m | £150,001 - £160,000 | 3 | unclear | 50.2% | no doubt |
| BOWEL CANCER UK | £6.6m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| CANCER RESEARCH UK | £734.8m | — | 380 | above | 22.0% | no doubt |
| GYNAECOLOGY CANCER RESEARCH FUND | £1.8m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| Blood Cancer UK Research | £21.1m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |