Comic Relief vs Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support grades higher: A- against B.
Registered 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 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
Comic Relief
Macmillan Cancer Support
Jul 2025
Year ended
Dec 2024
£51m
Income
£246m
£50m
Spending
£226m
155
Staff
1,782
0
Volunteers
11,634
15
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.