Cyclists Fighting Cancer

Analysis

Cyclists Fighting Cancer is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwickshire. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07194338). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Cyclists Fighting Cancer reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £492k to £1.2m (+149%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cyclists Fighting Cancer sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Allergy Foundation (£1.2m), The Federation of Disability Sport Wales Limited (£1.2m) and Teens Unite Fighting Cancer (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 40%, donations and legacies 34% and trading 26%. Charitable activities took 38% of spending and raising funds 62%. Reserves of £179k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.