Cancercare (North Lancashire & South Cumbria)

Analysis

Cancercare (North Lancashire & South Cumbria) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in July 2007, 19 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 company (Companies House number 06241210). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cancercare (North Lancashire & South Cumbria) reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.7m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.9m (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cancercare (North Lancashire & South Cumbria) sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Humane Research Trust CIO (£1.9m), Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust (£1.9m) and Royal Papworth Hospital Charity (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 55%, trading 33% and charitable activities 9.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £669k. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 22%. Reserves of £760k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.