Cris Cancer Foundation

Analysis

Cris Cancer Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 07493363). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cris Cancer Foundation reported income of £3.8m and spending of £3.2m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £3.8m (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cris Cancer Foundation 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 Trust Property Held Icw the English Province of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (£3.8m), The Georg and Emily Von Opel Foundation (£3.8m) and Wooden Spoon Society (£3.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 72% and donations and legacies 27%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 16%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.5m. Reserves of £4.4m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.