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world child cancer uk

The charity supports children and young people. World Child Cancer UK 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 London and operates in Bangladesh, Cameroon, and various other locations.


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

World Child Cancer UK is a charity which improves the diagnosis, treatment and care for children with cancer in low and middle income countries. The charity funds twinning partnerships linking hospitals between developed and developing countries. The partnerships create a two-way transfer of expertise and skills to develop locally appropriate solutions to the problem of child cancer.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,238,605
Latest Expenditure
£3,697,135

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 100.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 87.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 13.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,226,613
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £11,992
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,238,040
Raising Funds £459,095
Governance £23,260
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,238,605£3,697,135£3,238,040£678,536£237,00018 / 15
2023£5,874,243£5,627,802£5,327,066£1,137,066£221,00014 / 15
2022£2,895,296£3,269,998£2,892,456£890,625£433,01116 / 15
2021£2,735,996£2,585,862£2,265,079£1,265,327£307,20115 / 100
2020£2,772,702£2,468,882£2,216,246£1,115,193£284,07613 / 50

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers