Against Breast Cancer Limited

Analysis

Against Breast Cancer Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in October 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 06310215). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Against Breast Cancer Limited reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £755k to £1.4m (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Against Breast Cancer Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Congregation of the Daughters of Wisdom (£1.4m), British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (£1.4m) and Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89% and trading 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £492k. Charitable activities took 32% of spending and raising funds 64%. Reserves of £735k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.