Anthony Nolan
Analysis
Anthony Nolan is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1990, 36 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 02379280). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Anthony Nolan reported income of £70.8m and spending of £71.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £51.4m to £70.8m (+38%), an average of +8.3% 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, Anthony Nolan 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 The Extracare Charitable Trust (£69.9m), Christian Aid (£71.4m) and The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) (£69.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86% and donations and legacies 13%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £820k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £639k. Reserves of £8.0m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 447 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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 12%
- Legacies 1.2%
- Charitable activities 86%
- Trading 0.2%
- Investments 0.4%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
Anthony Nolan saves the lives of people with blood cancer. By growing our register of stem cell donors, conducting research and providing outstanding support to patients, Anthony Nolan cures people's blood cancer and blood disorders. But we need to do more. Without you, there is no cure.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Extracare Charitable Trust | Coventry | £69.9m |
| Christian Aid | London | £71.4m |
| The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) | London | £69.2m |
| British Pregnancy Advisory Service | Warwickshire | £71.9m |