Fortuneswell Cancer Trust

Analysis

Fortuneswell Cancer Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in January 1999, 27 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Fortuneswell Cancer Trust reported income of £147k and spending of £107k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £100k to £147k (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Fortuneswell Cancer Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Astor Foundation (£147k), Mankind Initiative (£147k) and The Fathom Trust (£147k).