Marie Curie

Analysis

Marie Curie is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1962, 64 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 00507597). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Marie Curie reported income of £181.1m and spending of £189.6m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £170.6m to £181.1m (+6.1%), an average of +1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Marie Curie sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Genome Research Limited (£180.3m), Turning Point (£192.5m) and Ubs Optimus Foundation UK (£178.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 61%, charitable activities 29% and trading 10%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £48.4m. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 30%. Reserves of £76.5m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3,582 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.