Breast Cancer Support

Analysis

Breast Cancer Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, 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, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Breast Cancer Support reported income of £244k and spending of £131k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £219k to £244k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Breast Cancer Support sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Blood Care Foundation (£244k), Dyscover Limited (£244k) and Warwick Road United Reformed Church-Trust Property Held in Connection with (£244k).