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MARIE CURIE

Registered charity 207994 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q16997351 · Wikipedia · also known as MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE, MARIE CURIE NURSING SERVICE, MARIE CURIE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE MARIE CURIE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION · also registered in Scotland as SC038731 (OSCR)

Marie Curie is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal illnesses:Provide specialist care for the terminally illHelp and support families and carers of the terminally illResearch the best ways to care for the terminally illCampaign for the terminally ill to be able to die in their place of choice

Objects

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED AS A MEMORIAL TO THE LATE MARIE CURIE IN LASTING TRIBUTE TO HER LIFE'S WORK, AND IN PARTICULAR TO HER DISCOVERY OF RADIUM AND ITS CONTRIBUTION IN FIGHTING THE DISEASE OF CANCER. THE CHARITY EXISTS TO SERVE ALL THOSE WITH A TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS, FROM CANCER OR OTHER CAUSES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS. THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE:2.1.1 TO PROVIDE AND DEVELOP CARING SERVICES, OFFERING SUPPORT, CARE AND COMPASSION THROUGH PALLIATIVE CARE, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM TERMINAL CANCER AND OTHER TERMINAL ILLNESSES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;2.1.2 TO UNDERTAKE AND FUND RESEARCH INTO ANY ASPECT OF THE CARE AND SUPPORT OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM TERMINAL CANCER AND OTHER TERMINAL ILLNESSES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS; AND2.1.3 TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, CARERS, THOSE WORKING IN MEDICAL AND OTHER CARING FIELDS AND THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE CARE OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM TERMINAL CANCER AND OTHER TERMINAL ILLNESSES

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wandsworth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£181.1m
Latest spending
£189.6m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7.0 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a £25.9 million deficit in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, general free reserves stood at £76.5 million, which is above the stated target reserves of £60.8 million, providing a strong base to absorb the deficit and fund planned future operating deficits through 2026/27.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fundraising income (61% of income)
“Fundraising income: £110.4 million”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £60.8 million (held: £76.5m)
“Based on our principal risks, the Trustees estimate that a total of £60.8 million of target reserves is required for 2025/26”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Marie Curie Trading Limited owes the Charity £1.5m being the current year profits which will be paid to the Charity by means of a payment as a qualifying charitable donation and £432,000 of recharges relating to management and support costs.
“Marie Curie Trading Limited owes the Charity £1.5m (2024: £1.4m) being the current year profits which will be paid to the Charity by means of a payment as a qualifying charitable donation and £432,000 (2024: £515,000) of recharges relating to management and support costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission; Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW); Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 5,129
  • Government income: £52,884,875 — contracts £50,176,059 (120), grants £2,708,816 (2); 29% of the £181,101,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 138 (£60,001–£70,000: 55; £70,001–£80,000: 45; £80,001–£90,000: 12; £90,001–£100,000: 10; £100,001–£110,000: 6; £110,001–£120,000: 2; £120,001–£130,000: 1; £130,001–£140,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 3; £150,001–£200,000: 3)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 5,259
  • Government income: £55,775,508 — contracts £53,343,000 (98), grants £2,432,508 (3); 33% of the £169,666,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 149 (£60,001–£70,000: 65; £70,001–£80,000: 44; £80,001–£90,000: 14; £90,001–£100,000: 8; £100,001–£110,000: 8; £110,001–£120,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 2; £130,001–£140,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 6)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 5,277
  • Government income: £55,458,731 — contracts £55,396,712 (104), grants £62,019 (2); 33% of the £167,252,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 134 (£60,001–£70,000: 68; £70,001–£80,000: 32; £80,001–£90,000: 8; £90,001–£100,000: 15; £100,001–£110,000: 2; £110,001–£120,000: 3; £130,001–£140,000: 2; £140,001–£150,000: 3; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Marie Curie (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDPalliative Care——
NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARDEnd of Life - Planned Overnight Care——
NHS North Central London Integrated Care BoardEnd of Life - C405880——
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNight Sitting Service in Wirral——
NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDPalliative Care——
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDEnd of Life Services in Liverpool - STARS——
NHS South East London Integrated Care BoardMarie Curie - Overnight Palliative Rapid Response Service and Planned Variable Service——
NHS HighlandHH362-25-TW38 Adult Social Care Unregistered Services: Third Sector & Carers Service Contracts——
NHS HighlandHH362-25-TW38 Adult Social Care Unregistered Services: Third Sector & Carers Service Contracts——
NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDEnd of Life and Palliative Care Nursing Services (overnight night care) - East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and York——

UK research funding (UKRI Gateway to Research)

Property (HM Land Registry)

53 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Marie Curie — Registered, 21 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 24/01/2024.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Trustpilot: Mariecurie.org.uk scores 2.5/5 from 39 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (565,353 likes) · instagram (68K followers)

Advertised salaries (public job ads)

Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£181.1m
Total spending
£189.6m
Cost of raising funds
£56.4m
Reserves (reported)
£76.5m
Employees
3,582

Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 2.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 31.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Register events

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
31/03/2025£181.1m£189.6m
31/03/2024£169.7m£199.2m
31/03/2023£167.3m£175.9m
31/03/2022£165.8m£154.2m
31/03/2021£170.6m£145.3m

Common questions

Is MARIE CURIE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7.0 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a £25.9 million deficit in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, general free reserves stood at £76.5 million, which is above the stated target reserves of £60.8 million, providing a strong base to absorb the deficit and fund planned future operating deficits through 2026/27. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

Who funds MARIE CURIE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MARIE CURIE as a grant recipient include THE PENNIES FOUNDATION, THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME, THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2025Unverified read£1.7mGrant to institution
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2024£820k
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATIONFY2022£674kFurther Commitment
THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEMEFY2021£525kNursing and health beneficiaries
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£500kAlongside the existing core grant for its community nursing service, this grant was for a match funding pot to boost local fundraising across all Marie Curie’s
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£500kPay for a Day Match Challenge fund
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£500kResearch, development, adaptation: Pay for a Day Match Challenge
THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEMEFY2022£475kNursing beneficiaries
THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEMEFY2024£450kAnnual donation
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£300k
THE ALBERT HUNT TRUSTFY2021£300kCore cost funding for hospices
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUSTFY2021£269k
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATIONFY2025£262k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£220kMarie Curie Community Nursing Service
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£220kHospice Care at Home service
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£200kMarie Curie Community Nursing Service
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£200kMarie Curie Community Nursing Service renewal
The Serendipity Foundation LimitedFY2023£121k
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£120k
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£105k
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023Unverified read£105k
THE KAMINI AND VINDI BANGA FAMILY TRUSTFY2022£100k
THE VIOLET TRUSTFY2025£100k
THE TOLKIEN TRUSTFY2023£100k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022Unverified read£100k
JOHN PEARCE FOUNDATIONFY2022£92k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2022£90k
THE MACKAY AND BREWER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025Unverified read£83k
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£79k
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£75k
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£75k
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£75k
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£75k
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATIONFY2022Unverified read£71k2022 Committed instalment
JOHN PEARCE FOUNDATIONFY2023£60k
JOHN PEARCE FOUNDATIONFY2024£60k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£60kMedical, Health and Sickness
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£60k
WHEELER MILL FOUNDATIONFY2025Unverified read£59k
The Serendipity Foundation LimitedFY2024£51k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE BLUSTON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2025£50k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£50k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£50k
THE KEN AND EDNA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£48k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£41k
THE KEN AND EDNA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£40k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATIONFY2025£35kSupporting those affected by life limiting health conditions
THE TOLKIEN TRUSTFY2025Unverified read£33k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATIONFY2023£33kHealth

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2025£20kCompanions service across Northern Ireland
Community Foundation North East23/10/2025£500Grant to Marie Curie
Community Foundation North East10/07/2025£500Grant to Marie Curie
Community Foundation North East13/03/2025£2kGrant to Marie Curie
UK government16/11/2023£512kNational Day of Reflection
Community Foundation North East01/03/2023£1kGrant to Marie Curie
Community Foundation North East16/02/2023£2kGrant to Marie Curie
Community Foundation North East03/03/2022£750A grant to Marie Curie
Community Foundation North East20/01/2022£2kA grant to Marie Curie
Community Foundation North East13/12/2018£500Donation to Marie Curie in Northumberland in memory of Kathleen Turnbull
Community Foundation North East20/07/2018£250General contribution
Community Foundation North East27/04/2018£250General contribution to work at Elswick centre
Community Foundation North East12/04/2018£250Donation towards the running costs of Marie Curie Cancer Care in Newcastle
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2016£348kA New Marie Curie Helper Service in Glasgow
The National Lottery Community Fund19/05/2016£320kMarie Curie Helper Service supporting people in remote and rural comm
The National Lottery Community Fund29/07/2015£10kSustainability through Leadership and Development at the Marie Curie
The National Lottery Community Fund29/07/2015£196kImproving access to end of life care for Diverse Communities of Cardif
The National Lottery Community Fund07/11/2014£4kImproving the Skills of Staff and Volunteers
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2014£9kMarie Curie Cancer Care - Improving the Skills of the Day Therapy Team
The National Lottery Community Fund20/03/2013£405kCaring for Carers within Revitalised Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund18/07/2012£2kThere is no project name available for this record
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2012£396kMarie Curie Helper Northern Ireland
The National Lottery Community Fund21/09/2011£194kImproving access to palliative care services for the local BME community Ca
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2011£9kDeveloping skills of volunteers and staff at the Marie Curie hospice Hampst
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2010£5kTraining and Development of the hospice Volunteer Team

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
PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION2£55k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST2£30k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST2£11k
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION2£6k
PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION2£2k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£570k
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES1£150k
THE FIDELIS FOUNDATION1£132k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CARE UK Charity.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MARIE CURIE£181.1m——above—no doubt
CARE UK Charity FY2025£470k—0unclear—no doubt
CARE (CHRISTIAN ACTION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION) FY2025£2.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE CHRISTIE CHARITY FY2025£23.8m——unclear17.0%no doubt
ST CATHERINE'S HOSPICE LIMITED FY2025£13.3m——unclear24.4%noted
CARERS UK FY2026£4.7m——below—no doubt

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