British Red Cross vs Marie Curie
Level on grade: both marked B+. The receipts settle the rest.
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 receiptB+4 out of 5
Marie Curie
Registered charity #207994
Give with confidence
The UK’s leading end-of-life charity, providing hospice and home nursing care, with a clear mission and clean reporting.
Read the full receiptThe numbers
Side by side, from the accounts
British Red Cross
Marie Curie
Dec 2025
Year ended
Mar 2025
£294m
Income
£181m
£305m
Spending
£190m
4,186
Staff
3,582
9,800
Volunteers
5,129
12
Trustees
15
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.