Melanoma Focus

Analysis

Melanoma Focus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in June 2008, 18 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06057181). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Melanoma Focus reported income of £502k and spending of £538k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £263k to £502k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 55%. 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, Melanoma Focus sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% 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 Bury Involvement Group in Mental Health (£501k), The Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (£502k) and The Farthing Trust (£501k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 60%, trading 25% and charitable activities 14%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 6.7%. Reserves of £299k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.