Friends of the Royal Marsden, Chelsea

Analysis

Friends of the Royal Marsden, Chelsea is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in UK. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of the Royal Marsden, Chelsea reported income of £651k and spending of £614k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £301k to £651k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends of the Royal Marsden, Chelsea sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Exercise Rehabilitation Association Limited (£651k), City of God Christian Centre (£652k) and The Institute of Group Analysis (£651k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 39%, donations and legacies 33%, charitable activities 25% and investments 3.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £6,169. Charitable activities took 54% of spending and raising funds 43%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.