Yorkshire Cancer Research

Analysis

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in October 1985, 41 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 01919823). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Yorkshire Cancer Research reported income of £27.7m and spending of £21.7m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £20.3m to £27.7m (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Yorkshire Cancer Research sits at the 99th 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 The Anna Freud Centre (£27.5m), The Adolescent and Children's Trust (£27.8m) and Guild Care (£27.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 63%, donations and legacies 20%, investments 11% and trading 6.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3.2m. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 35%. Grants to other organisations totalled £10.4m. Reserves of £22.4m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 150 people.