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LEUKAEMIA CARE

Registered charity 1183890 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC049802 (OSCR)

Leukaemia Care is a national blood cancer support charity. We are dedicated to ensuring that anyone affected by blood cancer receives the right information, advice and support. We provide services to patients and their families, and education and training to the healthcare professionals that look after them. We also campaign for earlier diagnosis of leukaemia and access to treatment.

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Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £2,496,795 from £2,821,699 in the prior year, while total expenditure increased to £2,448,797. The charity reported a net surplus of £83,274 and held unrestricted reserves of £1,854,485, which the trustees confirm is consistent with their reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Legacy donations (28% of income)
“£707,375 of the charity’s income during the year came from legacy donations – including one large legacy of £250,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of operating costs or wind-down costs (held: £1.9m)
“Leukaemia Care’s policy is to hold sufficient funds to cover no less than six months of operating costs or wind-down costs based on the expense of closing Leukaemia Care – whichever is higher.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Leukaemia Care Trading Limited
“Ahead of the launch of our art trail Unicornfest which took place in 2023, the Trustees of Leukaemia Care Limited decided to register a trading subsidiary – Leukaemia Care Trading Limited which was registered at Companies House on 21 April 2022 (Registered No: 14059389).” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kendall Wadley LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Leukaemia Care (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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)

Total income
£2.5m
Total spending
£2.4m
Cost of raising funds
£860k
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
49

Reported reserves equal ~9.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 34.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.5m£2.4m
31/12/2024£2.8m£2.2m
31/12/2023£2.3m£2.9m
31/12/2022£2.1m£2.0m
31/12/2021£1.3m£1.3m

Common questions

Is LEUKAEMIA CARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £2,496,795 from £2,821,699 in the prior year, while total expenditure increased to £2,448,797. The charity reported a net surplus of £83,274 and held unrestricted reserves of £1,854,485, which the trustees confirm is consistent with their reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kendall Wadley LLP.

Who funds LEUKAEMIA CARE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEUKAEMIA CARE as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION, THE GRAND CHARITY, BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATIONFY2025£94kHealth and Wellbeing
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE GRAND CHARITYFY2022£10kCore Funding
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£9k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£9k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2025£5k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£5k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2023£5k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
The Crerar Family TrustFY2025£3k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2025£3k
FRAZER TRUSTFY2025£2kMedical and other research
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2025£2k
FRAZER TRUSTFY2024£2kMedical and other research
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
FRAZER TRUSTFY2023£2kChildren
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£2kCompassionate Support
FRAZER TRUSTFY2022£2k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£1k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE W E DUNN TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE W E DUNN TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kSingle payment
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2023£1kCompassionate Support
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2022£1kCompassionate Support
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£200

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/04/2025£20kNorthern Ireland Hospital Hubs
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2024£15kThe Royal Gwent Hospital Hub and Welsh Haematology Support Groups
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2024£20kLeukaemia Care's Buddy Patient Support Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2022£10kLeukaemia Patient Support Provision in Northern Ireland
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2022£10kThe Buddy Support Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund26/09/2022£10kLeukaemia Patient Support Provision in Wales
Community Foundation North East30/06/2022£1kGrant to Leukaemia Care

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION2£100k
KESWICK TO BARROW WALK2£23k
THE REED FOUNDATION1—
OGLESBY CHARITABLE TRUST1£340k
THE FRANCES AND AUGUSTUS NEWMAN FOUNDATION1£176k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£99k
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR HAEMATOLOGY1£98k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£55k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CURE LEUKAEMIA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LEUKAEMIA CARE£2.5m——above—no doubt
CURE LEUKAEMIA FY2025£3.7m——unclear—no doubt
Leukaemia UK FY2025£3.6m£100,001 - £110,0007within51.8%no doubt
Blood Cancer UK Research FY2025£21.1m——unclear—no doubt
CANCERCARE (NORTH LANCASHIRE & SOUTH CUMBRIA) FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
LINC THE LEUKAEMIA AND INTENSIVE CHEMOTHERAPY FUND FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt

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