Target Ovarian Cancer
Analysis
Target Ovarian Cancer is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 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 06619981). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Target Ovarian Cancer reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £3.3m to £3.4m (+5.2%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Target Ovarian Cancer sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adventist Development and Relief Agency - UK (£3.4m), Support Staffordshire (£3.4m) and Zane: Zimbabwe a National Emergency (£3.4m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £379k. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 32%. Grants to other organisations totalled £56k. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 88%
- Legacies 11%
- Investments 0.6%
In the charity's own words
Over 7,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year in the UK, and each day sadly 11 women die from this disease. Target Ovarian Cancer's vision is to stop ovarian cancer from devastating lives. We do this by targeting what's important - symptoms awareness, life-saving early diagnosis, better treatments and support for everyone affected - and we do this across all four nations of the UK.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Adventist Development and Relief Agency - UK | Watford | £3.4m |
| Support Staffordshire | Stafford | £3.4m |
| Zane: Zimbabwe a National Emergency | Woodstock | £3.4m |
| Trevi Women Ltd | Plymouth | £3.4m |