Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund

Analysis

Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08731110). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund reported income of £1.5m and spending of £750k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.5m (+9.9%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jamiyat Tabligh-Ul-Islam (£1.5m), Justice Defenders (£1.5m) and British-Ukrainian Aid (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82% and investments 18%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £603k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 6.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £703k. Reserves of £5.4m would cover about 86 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.