Cancer Research UK vs Macmillan Cancer Support
Cancer Research UK grades higher: A against A-.
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 #261017
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
Cancer Research UK
Macmillan Cancer Support
Mar 2025
Year ended
Dec 2024
£735m
Income
£246m
£715m
Spending
£226m
5,169
Staff
1,782
26,000
Volunteers
11,634
14
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.