Cancer Research and Genetics UK

Analysis

Cancer Research and Genetics UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in RCT. It was registered in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Cancer Research and Genetics UK reported income of £128k and spending of £113k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £82k to £128k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2024, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cancer Research and Genetics UK sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Water for Kids (£128k), The Living Waters Trust (£128k) and Forest Community Centre (Melksham) (£128k).