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the ruth strauss foundation

The charity supports the general public. The Ruth Strauss Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Leicestershire and operates in England And Wales.


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

To support research into the diagnosis, treatment and cure of rare forms of lung cancer, in particular but not limited to, adenocarcinoma; and to provide support to sufferers of lung cancer and other terminal illnesses and their families (in particular but not limited to young children).

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,305,840
Latest Expenditure
£2,448,800

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 58.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 54.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 45.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,122,204
Charitable Activities £1,016,566
Other Trading £79,732
Investments £87,338
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,345,181
Raising Funds £1,103,619
Governance £18,869
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£2,305,840£2,448,800£1,345,181£3,237,747£3,237,74716 / 145
2024£2,338,278£2,197,085£1,095,460£3,380,707£3,380,70718 / 110
2023£2,566,560£1,912,263£609,755£3,239,514£3,239,51415 / 88
2022£2,223,008£939,507£405,333£2,585,217£2,575,56711 / 55
2021£1,162,689£450,692£271,297£1,301,716£1,291,7165 / 45

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers