Cancer United
Analysis
Cancer United is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Littlehampton. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08347720). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending January 2026, Cancer United reported income of £205k and spending of £171k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £158k to £205k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2026, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cancer United sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Churchill Lines Foundation (£205k), The Burden Trust (£206k) and The Bobby Colleran Trust (£205k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Cancer United is a cancer support charity for all those whose lives have been affected by a cancer diagnosisIt aims to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of cancer patients from diagnosis onwards and those close to them through its active recovery clubs which provide a whole variety of social engagements, its choir and via CU Fitter a cancer specific exercise programme
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Lines Foundation | South Glamorgan | £205k |
| The Burden Trust | Bristol | £206k |
| The Bobby Colleran Trust | Liverpool | £205k |
| Lyndhurst and District Community Association | Lyndhurst | £206k |