Cure Leukaemia

Analysis

Cure Leukaemia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in October 2003, 23 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 04569174). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Cure Leukaemia reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £3.7m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cure Leukaemia 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 Design Council (£3.7m), Northamptonshire Sport (£3.7m) and Manchester YMCA (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 79%, donations and legacies 13% and charitable activities 8.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £300k. Charitable activities took 31% of spending and raising funds 68%. Grants to other organisations totalled £832k. Reserves of £563k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.