Alexander Devine Children's Cancer Trust

Analysis

Alexander Devine Children's Cancer Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in April 2007, 19 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 05757493). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Alexander Devine Children's Cancer Trust reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.8m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Alexander Devine Children's Cancer Trust sits at the 95th 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 The Michael Bishop Foundation (£2.8m), Right to Play UK Limited (£2.8m) and Claremont Care (Corsham) Limited (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85%, investments 8.0% and trading 6.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,088. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £6.1m would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.