Sarcoma UK

Analysis

Sarcoma UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07487432). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sarcoma UK reported income of £4.6m and spending of £4.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £4.6m (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 35%. 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, Sarcoma UK sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Permira Foundation (£4.6m), Saint Margaret's Convent (SSM Chiswick) CIO (£4.6m) and Open Road Visions (£4.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £425k. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 26%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.9m. Reserves of £422k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.