Bowel Cancer UK

Analysis

Bowel Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03409832). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bowel Cancer UK reported income of £6.6m and spending of £7.2m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5.3m to £6.6m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bowel Cancer UK sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Foundation for AIDS to Navigation (£6.6m), Royal Osteoporosis Society (£6.6m) and Sparquote Limited (£6.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81%, trading 18% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £608k. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 35%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 96 people.