THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP

Registered charity 1182637 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCLG, CCLG: The Children & Young People's Cancer Association, CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP, TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH CANCER, TYAC · also registered in Scotland as SC049948 (OSCR)

We fund and support innovative world-class research and collaborate, both nationally and internationally, to drive forward improvements in childhood cancer. Our award-winning information resources help lessen the anxiety, stress and loneliness commonly felt by families, giving support throughout the cancer journey.

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Latest income
£5.5m
Latest spending
£6.1m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an overall deficit of £601,378, including an unrestricted deficit of £172,822. Per the trustees' report, free reserves totalled £212,417, which is slightly below the stated policy target of £250,000. The trustees consider it prudent to balance investment in charitable activity while ensuring sufficient funds are available to maintain the charity as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £212k; policy: three months of core expenditure)
“As at 31 December 2025 the charity's free reserves totalled £212,417 (2024: £399,452) which is slightly below the target set out in the reserves policy.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Newby Castleman LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£5.5m
Total spending
£6.1m
Cost of raising funds
£498k
Reserves (reported)
£212k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£5.5m£6.1m
31/12/2024£4.9m£5.4m
31/12/2023£8.5m£7.7m
31/12/2022£8.3m£7.8m
31/12/2021£5.7m£5.4m

Common questions

Is THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an overall deficit of £601,378, including an unrestricted deficit of £172,822. Per the trustees' report, free reserves totalled £212,417, which is slightly below the stated policy target of £250,000. The trustees consider it prudent to balance investment in charitable activity while ensuring sufficient funds are available to maintain the charity as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Newby Castleman LLP.

Who funds THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP as a grant recipient include KESWICK TO BARROW WALK, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
KESWICK TO BARROW WALKFY2025£9k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£8kMedical
THE MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£3k
THE MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£3k

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TEDDY20 SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH CANCER LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP£5.5m——below—no doubt
TEDDY20 SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH CANCER LIMITED FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt
LENNOX CHILDRENS CANCER FUND FY2025£1.4m—0unclear12.3%no doubt
CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK FY2024£17.8m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear20.0%no doubt
Children's Cancer North FY2024£947k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt

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