Leukaemia UK

Analysis

Leukaemia UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2013, 13 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Leukaemia UK reported income of £3.6m and spending of £4.1m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £3.6m (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 82%. 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, Leukaemia UK sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vincentian Care Plus (£3.6m), St Christopher's Homes (£3.6m) and The Jane Hodge Foundation (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87%, trading 10% and investments 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.1m. Charitable activities took 55% of spending and raising funds 45%. Grants to other organisations totalled £943k. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.