Cancer Awareness Trust
Analysis
Cancer Awareness Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sutton. It was registered in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11025298). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending October 2024, Cancer Awareness Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £2.7m, spending 232% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2024, income grew from £19k to £1.1m (+5912%), an average of +292% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 1245%. Over the whole period it spent 164% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cancer Awareness Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keighley Healthy Living Network (£1.1m), Relationships Coventry & Warwickshire (£1.1m) and International Aid Trust (£1.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 28% of spending and raising funds 72%. It employed 7 people.
Data notes from the register: The register marks this charity as being in administration.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 100%
In the charity's own words
Our charitable activities focus on providing the public with essential information about cancer that they can easily understand and trust.Specifically, a digital interface where the public can derive an education about cancer, cancer treatments, cancer clinical trials and other such relevant information that will help the public make informed decisions about their health or those of their rela
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Keighley Healthy Living Network | West Yorkshire | £1.1m |
| Relationships Coventry & Warwickshire | Coventry | £1.1m |
| International Aid Trust | Lancashire | £1.1m |
| The Medlock Charitable Trust | Bath | £1.1m |