Shine Cancer Support

Analysis

Shine Cancer Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in April 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Shine Cancer Support reported income of £763k and spending of £643k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £273k to £763k (+180%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Shine Cancer Support sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chapter of the Order of the Holy Paraclete Limited (£763k), Harrow Citizens Advice Bureaux Service Ltd (£764k) and Acacia Family Support (£763k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.6%. Reserves of £637k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.