Chai-Lifeline Cancer Care

Analysis

Chai-Lifeline Cancer Care is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2000, 26 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 03640937). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chai-Lifeline Cancer Care reported income of £4.2m and spending of £4.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £4.4m to £4.2m (-6.5%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Chai-Lifeline Cancer Care sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Thurrock and Brentwood Mind (£4.1m), The Garwood Foundation (£4.2m) and St Joseph's Hospice Association (£4.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 3.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £298k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £4.2m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.