Cancer Research UK vs Shelter
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 #263710
A credible housing and homelessness charity that mixes frontline advice with heavy campaigning, currently running a deficit and carrying a fundraising load almost as large as its direct service spend.
Read the full receiptThe numbers
Side by side, from the accounts
Cancer Research UK
Shelter
Mar 2025
Year ended
Mar 2025
£735m
Income
£77m
£715m
Spending
£80m
5,169
Staff
1,226
26,000
Volunteers
2,652
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.