The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research

Analysis

The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 04397137). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research reported income of £628k and spending of £813k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £453k to £628k (+38%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 141% 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 Hope Foundation for Cancer Research sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Lancashire Women's Refuge Limited (£627k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Salvation Theatre (£628k) and The Sunrise (Sidmouth) Charitable Trust (£627k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71%, trading 22% and investments 7.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £103k. Charitable activities took 64% of spending and raising funds 36%. Grants to other organisations totalled £517k. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.