The Tom Bowdidge Youth Cancer Foundation
Analysis
The Tom Bowdidge Youth Cancer Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in April 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Tom Bowdidge Youth Cancer Foundation reported income of £220k and spending of £184k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £217k to £220k (+1.3%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 34%. 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 Tom Bowdidge Youth Cancer Foundation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Company of Nurses Charitable Trust (£220k), Cameo (£220k) and Viables Community Association (£220k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Our founding principles are as follows:1. TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF, CARE, WELL-BEING AND REHABILITATION OF TEENAGERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CANCER, AND THEIR FAMILIES.2. TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH AND PUBLISH ANY USEFUL RESULTS INTO THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CANCER IN TEENAGERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Company of Nurses Charitable Trust | London | £220k |
| Cameo | Surrey | £220k |
| Viables Community Association | Basingstoke | £220k |
| Turner Syndrome Support Society | Dunbartonshire | £220k |