Ellen Macarthur Cancer Trust

Analysis

Ellen Macarthur Cancer Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Isle Of Wight. It was registered in March 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04597114). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Ellen Macarthur Cancer Trust reported income of £2.3m and spending of £1.9m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.3m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ellen Macarthur Cancer Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aim Up (£2.3m), Disability Together Limited (£2.3m) and Richmond Foundation (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 21%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.