Penny Brohn Cancer Care

Analysis

Penny Brohn Cancer Care is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in June 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 01635916). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Penny Brohn Cancer Care reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £2.8m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Penny Brohn Cancer Care sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lockwood Charitable Foundation (£2.8m), The Eikon Charity (£2.8m) and The Candlelighters Trust (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 40%, charitable activities 32% and trading 28%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £292k. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £563k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 110 people.