Cancer Research UK vs NSPCC
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 #216401
A frontline child-protection charity running Childline and a national helpline at real scale, currently spending slightly more than it raises and carrying a heavy fundraising load.
Read the full receiptThe numbers
Side by side, from the accounts
Cancer Research UK
NSPCC
Mar 2025
Year ended
Mar 2025
£735m
Income
£120m
£715m
Spending
£122m
5,169
Staff
1,484
26,000
Volunteers
3,909
14
Trustees
12
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.