Bone Cancer Research Trust

Analysis

Bone Cancer Research Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in December 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bone Cancer Research Trust reported income of £3.7m and spending of £5.5m, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £4.7m to £3.7m (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bone Cancer Research Trust 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 William Blake House Northants (£3.7m), Manchester YMCA (£3.7m) and International Liberty Association (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and investments 4.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £26k. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 18%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.0m. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.