MARIE CURIE

Registered charity 207994 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · 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

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

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

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00507597

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.

• PENNEY, Charles David Stjohn — director, appointed 06/02/2026on trustee list
• ERSKINE, Rachael Catherine — director, appointed 16/12/2025on trustee list
• HAYWARD, Keith William — director, appointed 19/11/2025on trustee list
• PEARCE, Rachel — director, appointed 27/10/2025on trustee list
• CORFIELD, Peter — director, appointed 27/10/2025on trustee list
• MILLER, Mary, Dr — director, appointed 27/10/2025on trustee list
• NOTTIDGE, Rupert Norman Rolfe — director, appointed 16/07/2025on trustee list
• PARRY, Kevin Allen Huw — director, appointed 01/01/2025not on trustee list
• NUNNELEY, Luke James Charles — director, appointed 08/10/2024on trustee list
• ISSAR, Prerana Narasimhan — director, appointed 01/10/2022on trustee list
• HINDS, Mary — director, appointed 04/01/2022on trustee list
• ALAGARATNAM, Chrishanthi — director, appointed 20/09/2021not on trustee list
• WALLER, Ian Peter — director, appointed 20/09/2021on trustee list
• WOHANKA, Richard Leslie Martin — director, appointed 13/07/2021not on trustee list
• HARDING-SWALE, Richard, Professor — director, appointed 24/09/2019on trustee list
• SMITH, Douglas Eric — secretary, appointed 25/03/2026

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.

UK research funding (UKRI Gateway to Research)

• UK Status, Change and Projections of the Environment (UK-SCaPE) —
• Leapfrog: Transforming Public Service Consultation by Design —
• Molecular Motors —
• Single-molecule studies of kinesin biophysics using DNA-kinesin chimeras —
• Supporting people bereaved during COVID-19: a mixed methods study of bereaved people's experiences and the bereavement services supporting them —
• MICA: Development of a software application for detection and monitoring of attentional deficits in delirium —
• Rapid evaluation of the COVID-19 pandemic response in palliative and end of life care: national delivery, workforce and symptom management (CovPall) —
• Enabling Ongoingness: Content Creation & Consumption in the New Digital Age —
• Exploring spiritual needs and the use of a measure of spiritual well-being with people with BAME heritage living with a terminal illness —
• Empowering Better End of life Dementia Care (EMBED-Care Programme) —

Property (HM Land Registry)

51 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.

• Philanthropy Leads - England — £50,000 - £55,000 (plus London Weighting up to £3,500 where applicable) · London (Hybrid) · posted 3 days ago (seen 21/08/2026)
• Assistant Company Secretary — £40,000 per year · Nine Elms (Hybrid) · posted 2 days ago (seen 21/08/2026)
• Senior Email Executive — Salary: £31,415 (+ £3,500 London Weighting Allowance if applicable) · Remote · posted 1 week ago (seen 21/08/2026)
• CEO Office Coordinator — £29,000 per year · Multiple Locations (Hybrid) · posted 1 week ago (seen 21/08/2026)
• Healthcare Assistant - Northern Trust · Larne
• Healthcare Assistant - Rotherham Identification and Support Service · Rotherham S60 2TZ
• End of Life Care Healthcare Assistant · Witheridge EX16
• Marie Curie Clinical Service Improvement Facilitator · Remote

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

Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 31.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (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).

• Marie Curie Hospice and Community Services Yorkshire Region: Outstanding (22/03/2024) · CQC record
• Marie Curie Hospice and Community Services North East: Outstanding (22/03/2024) · CQC record
• Marie Curie Hospice and Community Services North West and Cumbria Region: Not Rated · CQC record
• Marie Curie, Hospice Community Services, London and the Home Counties Region: Good (11/03/2017) · CQC record
• Marie Curie Hospice Community Services South West Region: Good (20/12/2021) · CQC record
• Marie Curie Hospice and Community Services Midlands Region: Not Rated · CQC record

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (17/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (21/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (09/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (02/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (23/12/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (15/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charles David StJohn Penney · trustee of 1 other charity
• Chrishanti Alagaratnam
• Dr Mary Miller
• Ian Waller
• Keith William Hayward
• Kevin Parry OBE
• Luke Nunneley
• Mary Hinds
• Peter Corfield
• Prerana Issar
• Professor Richard Harding-Swale · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rachael Erskine
• Rachel Pearce · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard Leslie Martin Wohanka CBE
• Rupert Norman Rolfe Nottidge

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

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

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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