Breast Cancer UK Limited

Analysis

Breast Cancer UK Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County (Optional). It was registered in November 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 07348408). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Breast Cancer UK Limited reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.9m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £713k to £2.1m (+194%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 71%. 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, Breast Cancer UK Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens Advice Lancashire West (£2.1m), Berkshire Community Foundation (£2.1m) and Age UK Stockport (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95%, investments 3.9% and charitable activities 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £889k. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.