Portsmouth Bowel Cancer Appeal

Analysis

Portsmouth Bowel Cancer Appeal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Havant. It was registered in November 2019, 7 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Portsmouth Bowel Cancer Appeal reported income of £28k and spending of £2,662, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £3,265 to £28k (+757%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 14% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Portsmouth Bowel Cancer Appeal sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Phoenix Post Diagnosis Support Group Ltd (£28k), Age Concern St Albans (£28k) and Old Town Youth Club (£28k).