hugs childrens cancer charity

Analysis

hugs childrens cancer charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending April 2025, hugs childrens cancer charity reported income of £665k and spending of £672k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £169k to £665k (+294%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 149%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, hugs childrens cancer charity sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medical Mission Network (£665k), International Teams UK Trust (£665k) and Khidmat Centres (£664k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 92%, donations and legacies 6.7% and charitable activities 1.0%. Charitable activities took 24% of spending and raising funds 74%. Reserves of £205k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.