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Health Charities That specialise in Cancer

Discover 206 Health charities that specialise in cancer. Use the search below to filter within these results.

206
Charities
£15,187,056,328
Total Income
£3,308,006
Avg Income
87.4%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Cancer Care And Haematology Fund

Health

To carry out activities that provide for the relief of sickness amongst persons suffering from cancer or haematological diseases, in particular by the provision of a unit designed to offer chemotherapy in pleasant surroundings.

Latest Income: £108,259
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Co-Operative Clinical Cancer Therapy Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Health, Research

The Lymphoma Research Trust supports research into the treatment of lymphoma. It makes grants to medical researchers at the Lymphoma Trials Office who organise clinical trials to see which treatments are most effective.

Latest Income: £104,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Association Of Cancer Physicians

Health, Research

To advance the study and practice of cancer medicine

Latest Income: £100,755
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Leukaemia Cancer Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing

RECRUIT BONE MARROW DONORS, HOME AND HOSPITAL VISITS, ON HOUSE COUNSELLING,TELEPHONE HELP LINE,CANCER INFORMATION AND TRANSLATIONS, ACCOMMODATION FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS LONG TERM ILLNESS. SUCH AS LEUKAEMIA,EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT LEUKAEMIA. TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO LEUKAEMIA AND OTHER BONE MARROW DISEASES..

Latest Income: £99,925
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Linden Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Health

Objectives of the charity are defined widely in the governing document to include any charitable activity.Trustees have considered the Commissions guidance on public benefit & currently Trustees policy is to benefit charities specialising in cancer relief & research,those particularly involved with hospices,those involved in arts & also a wider range of charities based in & around Leeds,WYorks.

Latest Income: £92,021
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The Leeds Centre For Leukaemia, Lymphoma And Myeloma

Associations, Health

Funding of medical research, medical equipment and patient welfare for the Leeds Centre for Leukaemia, Lymphoma and Myloma

Latest Income: £86,071
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Calm Trust

Beneficiary group, Health

To support children and families associated with the treatment of cancer or leukaemia

Latest Income: £80,320
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Women's Cancer Detection Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Health

The support and treatment of patients and research into breast cancer. The charity achieves these aims by financing the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment unable to be funded by the National Health Service. Furthermore the charity provides funds to support education about breast cancer in the community and maintains a specialised breast cancer library.

Latest Income: £74,093
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Ampthill Public Hall

Animals, Arts, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Health

A community hall serving the needs of many organisations in Bedfordshire for various functions. Comprises hall, stage, committee room, kitchen and bar. Hired through bookings officer (see email or by phone 01525 634215). Uses include weddings, birthdays, barn dances, tea dances, quiz nights, drama performances, dog shows, breast cancer screening, exhibitions, charity fundraising.

Latest Income: £70,873
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Rosie Childrens Cancer Research Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Health

The object of the charity is to fund and promote research into the causes, distribution, symptoms, pathology and treatment of cancer in children and to disseminate the results of such research.

Latest Income: £70,316
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Odyssey Project Limited

Health

Odyssey exists for the relief of suffering of adults with cancer through the provision of residential programmes which use adventure in the outdoors to enhance quality of life.

Latest Income: £69,314
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Leukaemia Unit Appeal Fund For The Metropolitan Borough Of Dudley

Beneficiary group, Health

To promote the comfort and care of patients receiving treatment upon the Georgina Unit, at Russells Hall Hospital Dudley whether with a Haematological malignancy or a solid tumour.To support famililes/carers of those persons.to support staff educationto support those patients and their family/carer with activities to aid their wellbeing

Latest Income: £61,629
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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Holly Lodge Community Centre Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Health, Leisure

Social and educational activities for all ages. Computer suite. Hall for hire for private and community groups and classes such as Pilates for cancer recoverers, judo, yoga, telescope making, zumba, children's art class. Luncheon club on Mondays - no age restrictions. Film club.

Latest Income: £59,025
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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Cancer Aid For North/east (sri Lanka)

Health

The principal activity of the company continues to be that of promotion of relief for persons suffering from cancer in North and East of Sri Lanka.

Latest Income: £58,889
Areas of Operation: Sri Lanka
Status: Registered
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The Asmarley Charitable Trust

Health

To assist cancer, heart and general medical research at Royal Brompton Hospital.

Latest Income: £48,992
Areas of Operation: Kensington And Chelsea
Status: Registered
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Annette Fox Leukaemia Research Fund

Health

The Annette Fox Leukaemia Research Fund has as its objectives, the relief of sickness and in particular leukaemia, lymphoma, and other related haematological diseases by implementing the improvement of patient facilities and promoting research into the cause, treatment and cure of such conditions in Bradford and surrounding districts.

Latest Income: £47,117
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Somersham Support Group

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health

To raise money for the benefit of patients and their families on Somersham Ward (Cancer Ward) and oncology clinics at Ipswich Hospital.

Latest Income: £46,706
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Corinne Burton Memorial Trust

Health

Funding of arts therapy for cancer patients.

Latest Income: £46,501
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Alderney Manor Community Association

Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, Health, Leisure, Religion

Providing safe free space for vulnerable groups, providing meeting space for childrens groups, yoga, line dancing, dance groups, Poole Pentecostal Church. Raising funds for cancer patients, running annual community events

Latest Income: £40,416
Areas of Operation: Poole
Status: Registered
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The B & G T Foundation

Health

To further medical research diagnosis and treatment of acoustic nerve tumours and associated conditions.

Latest Income: £40,205
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Eortc

Associations, Health, Research

The primary object of this foundation is to support the activities of EORTC (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer) which coordinates and conducts international translational and clinical research to improve the standard of cancer treatment for patients. EORTC is an independent, non-governmental and non-for-profit organization.

Latest Income: £40,122
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Skin Cancer Research Fund

Health, Research

SCaRF aims to promote research into the causes, prevention and treatment of skin cancer generally, and malignant melanoma in particular. It aims to publish the results of such research and thus to help cut significantly the number of new cases of skin cancer each year in the UK. As a result to significantly cut the number of deaths from the disease.

Latest Income: £39,444
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Cardigan Cancer Care

Beneficiary group, Health

Based in Cardigan we serve the town and district as a care and support group for families who have someone suffering with cancer.

Latest Income: £38,545
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Holliday Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Health

The Trustees administer the charity in accordance with the objectives of the trust deed. The Trustees make grants to registered charities. There is a separate Cancer Fund within the charity the income of which is used to support charities involved in any major way with cancer treatment, research or relief.

Latest Income: £37,548
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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E B Hutchinson Charitable Trust

Health

The trust was formed to support research into diseases of mankind, primarily cancer research.

Latest Income: £36,454
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many cancer health charities are there in the UK?

There are 206 registered cancer health charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the cancer health charities by income?

Nuffield Health is the largest by latest reported annual income (£1.5bn). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of cancer health charities?

Cancer health charities reported a combined annual income of £15.2bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for cancer health charities?

Across all cancer health charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 87.4%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of cancer health charities?

Cancer health charities have an average annual income of £3.3m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.