Lymphoma Action

Analysis

Lymphoma Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aylesbury. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03518755). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lymphoma Action reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.5m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £3.5m to £2.9m (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lymphoma Action sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include European Association for Cancer Research (£2.9m), Regenerage (£2.9m) and Central Hardship and Relief Trust (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72%, investments 3.4% and charitable activities 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £839k. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 29%. Reserves of £4.4m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.