DKMS FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1150056 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as "DELETE BLOOD CANCER" (THIS IS THE NAME BY WHICH THE CHARITY WILL BE MOST COMMONLY KNOWN) AND "DKMS", DELETE BLOOD CANCER UK, DKMS BONE MARROW DONOR CENTRE · also registered in Scotland as SC046917 (OSCR)
The objectives of the UK charity are to raise awareness of stem cell and bone marrow donation and to increase the number of registered potential stem cell donors in the UK and; thus provide a second chance at life for those with a blood cancer whose survival depends upon being matched with an unrelated donor.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased slightly to £2,659,153 from £2,687,912 in the prior year, resulting in a net expenditure of £28,759. The charity remains dependent on funding from its principal, DKMS Group gGmbH, which has committed to continue funding main activities for at least 12 months. The trustees consider the company to be financially healthy with positive results to budget and adequate liquidity.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Income from service provision (22% of income)
“Income from service provision 8,079,045”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Delete Blood Cancer UK Marketing Limited
“The company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Delete Blood Cancer UK Marketing Limited, registered at Ashburnham House, Castle Row, Horticultural Place, London W4 4JQ is a dormant company.” — page 45
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — DKMS (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Emma McCargow — Managing Director (source)
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 title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.4m
Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (51% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Benedict Jacob Abel
- Bernd Ernst Weinel
- Dr Elke Neujahr
- STEPHAN SCHUMACHER
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DKMS FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased slightly to £2,659,153 from £2,687,912 in the prior year, resulting in a net expenditure of £28,759. The charity remains dependent on funding from its principal, DKMS Group gGmbH, which has committed to continue funding main activities for at least 12 months. The trustees consider the company to be financially healthy with positive results to budget and adequate liquidity. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.
Who funds DKMS FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name DKMS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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