Together Against Cancer

Analysis

Together Against Cancer is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in April 2008, 18 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 06471938). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Together Against Cancer reported income of £508k and spending of £446k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £986k to £508k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 40%. 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, Together Against Cancer sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 Ready Generations (£508k), The Sussex Snowdrop Trust (£509k) and International Lawyers Project (£508k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £132k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £375k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.