Cost of Cancer
Analysis
Cost of Cancer is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Village Farm Industrial Estate. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Cost of Cancer reported income of £24k and spending of £29k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £855 to £24k (+2710%), an average of +130% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 2108%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cost of Cancer sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Furness Mental Health Trust (£24k), The Army and Navy Club Benevolent Fund (£24k) and The Wise Foundation (£24k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CANCER THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS. THIS BEING RENT, MORTGAGE, GAS AND ELECTRIC ETC.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Furness Mental Health Trust | Cumbria | £24k |
| The Army and Navy Club Benevolent Fund | London | £24k |
| The Wise Foundation | Potters Bar | £24k |
| Duncombe Charitable Trust | London | £24k |