Comic Relief vs Marie Curie
Marie Curie grades higher: B+ 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 #207994
The UK’s leading end-of-life charity, providing hospice and home nursing care, with a clear mission and clean reporting.
Read the full receiptThe numbers
Side by side, from the accounts
Comic Relief
Marie Curie
Jul 2025
Year ended
Mar 2025
£51m
Income
£181m
£50m
Spending
£190m
155
Staff
3,582
0
Volunteers
5,129
15
Trustees
15
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.