Leukaemia Busters
Analysis
Leukaemia Busters is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Leukaemia Busters reported income of £70k and spending of £66k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £277k to £70k (-75%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 70% 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 Busters sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Spine Foundation (£70k), Quaker Mental Health Fund ( UK ) (£70k) and St George's - Augustinian Care (£70k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Leukaemia Busters funds potentially life saving research into the development of new improved and safer biologic therapies for patients with haematological malignancies (blood cancers). Leukaemia Busters, formerly a charitable trust registered in 1992 (reg No 1010957) now operates as a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) since 21 May 2014.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Spine Foundation | Loughton | £70k |
| Quaker Mental Health Fund ( UK ) | Oxfordshire | £70k |
| St George's - Augustinian Care | Burgess Hill | £70k |
| The European Society for Neurochemistry | Leeds | £70k |