Cancer Research UK vs Comic Relief
Cancer Research UK grades higher: A against B.
Registered 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 receiptRegistered charity #326568
A well-run grant-maker that regrants donor money to frontline causes and keeps governance costs tiny, but adds a layer between you and the work and carries real fundraising and operating overhead.
Read the full receiptThe numbers
Side by side, from the accounts
Cancer Research UK
Comic Relief
Mar 2025
Year ended
Jul 2025
£735m
Income
£51m
£715m
Spending
£50m
5,169
Staff
155
26,000
Volunteers
0
14
Trustees
15
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.