British Heart Foundation vs Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK grades higher: A against A-.
Registered charity #225971
The UK’s largest independent funder of cardiovascular research, backed by a huge retail engine and clean, on-time reporting.
Read the full receiptRegistered charity #1089464
The world’s largest charitable funder of cancer research, running a healthy surplus and publishing exactly how much of your pound reaches the science.
Read the full receiptThe numbers
Side by side, from the accounts
British Heart Foundation
Cancer Research UK
Mar 2025
Year ended
Mar 2025
£411m
Income
£735m
£427m
Spending
£715m
4,545
Staff
5,169
20,000
Volunteers
26,000
11
Trustees
14
None
Flags raised
None
Each column shows the latest year that charity has filed, so the periods can differ. Spend ratios appear only where both charities disclose them at that level of detail. See methodology.