Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK Limited
Analysis
Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 07125497). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending May 2025, Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK Limited reported income of £648k and spending of £918k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £319k to £648k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK Limited sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South London Islamic Centre (£648k), Holbeck Together (£648k) and LMK (Let Me Know) (£648k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and charitable activities 10%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £54k. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 34%. Grants to other organisations totalled £60k. Reserves of £29k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 81%
- Legacies 8.3%
- Charitable activities 10%
- Investments 0.1%
In the charity's own words
The charity funds pioneering research into all matters connected with or bearing upon the causes, prevention, treatment and care of cancer to include research into and to advance the art and science of surgery as applied to cancer of the head and neck and for the publication and dissemination of the results of such researches.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| South London Islamic Centre | London | £648k |
| Holbeck Together | Leeds | £648k |
| LMK (Let Me Know) | London | £648k |
| Boston United Football Club Community Foundation | Boston | £649k |