Prostate Cymru

Analysis

Prostate Cymru is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Prostate Cymru reported income of £797k and spending of £770k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £252k to £797k (+217%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Prostate Cymru sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Greenwich Carers Centre (£797k), St Helens District Citizens Advice Bureau (£797k) and Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology (£796k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51%, trading 47% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 23%. Grants to other organisations totalled £60k. Reserves of £992k would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.