Bowel Cancer West

Analysis

Bowel Cancer West is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in February 2011, 15 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 07378488). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bowel Cancer West reported income of £45k and spending of £53k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £75k to £45k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bowel Cancer West sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Llanybydder Family Centre (£45k), The Sants Charitable Trust (£45k) and Bromhead Medical Charity (£45k).