Cancer Research UK vs Oxfam
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 #202918
A B+ charity with an A+ brand. Serious humanitarian operator, uneven on development, weak on translating its campaigning into policy wins, and with a safeguarding history that was handled badly before it was handled well.
Read the full receiptThe numbers
Side by side, from the accounts
Cancer Research UK
Oxfam
Mar 2025
Year ended
Mar 2025
£735m
Income
£339m
£715m
Spending
£363m
5,169
Staff
4,084
26,000
Volunteers
28,920
14
Trustees
10
None
Flags raised
0 red, 1 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.