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teenage cancer trust

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Teenage Cancer Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The long term objective of Teenage Cancer Trust is to make sure young people's lives don't stop because they have cancer. This is achieved by1. The development, construction and support of teenage cancer units2. The provision and development of regional services in connection with TYA cancers 3. The provision of funding for national initiatives for the benefit of all young people with cancer

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£19,842,506
Latest Expenditure
£18,885,462

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 57.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 60.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 43.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £14,997,874
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £4,488,786
Investments £355,846
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £11,404,916
Raising Funds £7,480,546
Governance £774,886
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£19,842,506£18,885,462£11,404,916£11,354,000£10,719,000148 / 655
2023£16,116,561£21,646,717£13,034,002£10,172,000£9,420,000175 / 563
2022£18,661,195£19,005,715£11,264,564£15,576,000£14,740,000151 / 196
2021£16,342,023£15,753,245£10,144,818£16,129,000£14,927,000146 / 237
2020£15,628,165£14,963,752£9,793,448£15,540,000£14,693,000152 / 209

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers