The Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust
Analysis
The Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in April 2012, 14 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust reported income of £53k and spending of £49k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £20k to £53k (+161%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Punch Hull & East Yorkshire CIO (£53k), Medic Malawi (£53k) and Concern Cymru (£53k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Create awareness of bowel cancer in young people, aged 18 to 30 in Dorset and the UKTo support bowel cancer patients and their families from Dorset through the provision of specialist equipment and financial aidTo fund specialist nurses in Dorset County Hospital, specifically in the Colorectal Department
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| One Punch Hull & East Yorkshire CIO | Hull | £53k |
| Medic Malawi | Devon | £53k |
| Concern Cymru | Cardiff | £53k |
| Whittle-Le-Woods Community Hall Trust | Chorley | £53k |