British Red Cross vs Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support grades higher: A- against B+.
B+4 out of 5
British Red Cross
Registered charity #220949
Give with eyes open
A large, competent emergency-response charity that spent more than it raised last year and asks you to fund overhead as well as outcomes.
Read the full receiptA-5 out of 5
Macmillan Cancer Support
Registered charity #261017
Give with confidence
The UK’s leading cancer-support charity, financially healthy, ran a clear surplus in its latest filed year, and reports cleanly.
Read the full receiptThe numbers
Side by side, from the accounts
British Red Cross
Macmillan Cancer Support
Dec 2025
Year ended
Dec 2024
£294m
Income
£246m
£305m
Spending
£226m
4,186
Staff
1,782
9,800
Volunteers
11,634
12
Trustees
11
None
Flags raised
1 red, 0 amber
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.