Solving Kids' Cancer UK

Analysis

Solving Kids' Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2010, 16 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 07208648). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Solving Kids' Cancer UK reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.2m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £2.9m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Solving Kids' Cancer UK 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 Sericc (£2.9m), Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support (£2.9m) and Broadway Lodge Limited (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81% and investments 18%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 15%. Grants to other organisations totalled £999k. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.