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MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT

Registered charity 261017 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CANCER RELIEF MACMILLAN FUND, MACMILLAN, MACMILLAN CANCER RELIEF, NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR CANCER RELIEF, THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR CANCER RELIEF · also registered in Scotland as SC039907 (OSCR)

Latest income
£245.5m
Latest spending
£225.9m
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a £21.1 million surplus and total reserves of £39.3 million, operating within its agreed liquidity target range of £55-£85 million. Per the trustees' report, the organization returned to balanced budgets after deliberate spend-down of excess liquidity, resulting in a stable financial position despite a challenging external environment.

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 321
“The number of employees earning over £60,000 is 321 (2023: 237).” — page 112
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Macmillan Cancer Support (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£245.5m
Total spending
£225.9m
Cost of raising funds
£75.5m
Reserves (reported)
£39.3m
Employees
1,782

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Guernsey · Isle Of Man · Jersey · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£245.5m£225.9m
31/12/2023£232.5m£265.2m
31/12/2022£227.1m£251.7m
31/12/2021£230.7m£234.1m
31/12/2020£194.9m£147.8m

Common questions

Is MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a £21.1 million surplus and total reserves of £39.3 million, operating within its agreed liquidity target range of £55-£85 million. Per the trustees' report, the organization returned to balanced budgets after deliberate spend-down of excess liquidity, resulting in a stable financial position despite a challenging external environment. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Who funds MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT as a grant recipient include CHOBHAM POOR ALLOTMENTS, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION, THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME, THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
CHOBHAM POOR ALLOTMENTSFY2022£1.9m
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2024£1.2m
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1.0m
THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEMEFY2021£500k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£500k
THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEMEFY2022£475k
THE SIR ROBERT OGDEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£430k
OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£400k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£161k
Richard Oatley Trust Number TwoFY2024£160k
THE SCREWFIX FOUNDATIONFY2023£150k
2104 CHARITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£123k
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2023£113k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£100k
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£93k
Richard Oatley Trust Number TwoFY2023£88k
THE MACKAY AND BREWER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£83k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£80k
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2024£76k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£75k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£65k
THE CHURCHILL FOUNDATIONFY2022£60k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2022£60k
THE SYNCONA FOUNDATIONFY2023£60k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50k
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2023£50k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£45k
DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK)FY2023£25k
THE ALBERT HUNT TRUSTFY2024£25k
PADWA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£25k
THE WIGODER FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£25k
THE MATERIAL WORLD FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£25k
MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£21k
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976FY2025£20k
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20k
THE INGRAM TRUSTFY2023£20k
ST EDMUNDS TRUSTFY2023£20k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)FY2021£20k
THE HEALTH FOUNDATIONFY2023£19k
THE MACKAY AND BREWER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£19k
THE KATHLEEN SMITH FOUNDATIONFY2024£16k
THE PWC FOUNDATIONFY2024£16k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£15k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2022£15k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£12k

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
OPTIGENE FOUNDATION2£476k
THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION2£300k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST2£13k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION2£5k
COL-RENO LIMITED2£2k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD "CITY OF HIS GRACE"1—
ONE FOOTSTEP1—
CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK1£2.8m

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