Somerset Unit for Radiotherapy Equipment
Analysis
Somerset Unit for Radiotherapy Equipment is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Taunton. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Somerset Unit for Radiotherapy Equipment reported income of £493k and spending of £244k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £72k to £493k (+589%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 612%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Somerset Unit for Radiotherapy Equipment sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Richmond Psychosocial Foundation International (£492k), Kidney Cancer Care Ltd (£493k) and Reorg (£492k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
TO IMPROVE AND PROMOTE THE TREATMENT AND WELL BEING OF ONCOLOGY PATIENTS BY THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AND TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT ENVIRONMENT AT THE SOMERSET ONCOLOGY AND HAEMATOLOGY CENTRE.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond Psychosocial Foundation International | Twickenham | £492k |
| Kidney Cancer Care Ltd | Surrey | £493k |
| Reorg | London | £492k |
| Foundation for Paediatric Osteopathy | London | £493k |