Pelican Cancer Foundation

Analysis

Pelican Cancer Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Basingstoke. It was registered in May 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 07264864). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Pelican Cancer Foundation reported income of £415k and spending of £366k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £148k to £415k (+180%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Pelican Cancer Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Selworthy House Addiction Recovery Enterprise (£415k), Wessex Community Action (£416k) and Frank Water Projects (£415k).