The Institute for Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy
Analysis
The Institute for Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 03884777). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Institute for Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy reported income of £433k and spending of £547k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £685k to £433k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Institute for Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Torbay and South Devon NHS Charitable Fund (£433k), Tissue Viability Society (TVS) (£433k) and Sussex Cancer Fund (£433k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The principal activity of the charity is the advancement of education and the protection and preservation of public health by promoting research into the treatment of cancer by vaccine technology and by promoting the dissemination of the useful results of such research.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Torbay and South Devon NHS Charitable Fund | Torquay | £433k |
| Tissue Viability Society (TVS) | Leeds | £433k |
| Sussex Cancer Fund | Brighton | £433k |
| The Joseph and Lilian Sully Foundation | Harpenden | £433k |