The Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group

Analysis

The Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in March 2019, 7 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group reported income of £5.5m and spending of £6.1m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £5.7m to £5.5m (-3.1%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amref Health Africa (£5.5m), Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (£5.5m) and People First Independent Advocacy (£5.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 68% and donations and legacies 31%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £394k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.9m. Reserves of £212k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.