The Nightingale Cancer Support Centre

Analysis

The Nightingale Cancer Support Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Enfield. It was registered in October 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 04515844). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Nightingale Cancer Support Centre reported income of £710k and spending of £534k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £366k to £710k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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 Nightingale Cancer Support Centre sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotherham and Barnsley Mind (£710k), Katie Piper Foundation (£711k) and Ladbrokes Coral Trust (£710k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62%, charitable activities 32% and investments 6.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £270k. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 30%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 23 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.