Macmillan Cancer Support vs NSPCC
Macmillan Cancer Support grades higher: A- against B.
Registered 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 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
Macmillan Cancer Support
NSPCC
Dec 2024
Year ended
Mar 2025
£246m
Income
£120m
£226m
Spending
£122m
1,782
Staff
1,484
11,634
Volunteers
3,909
11
Trustees
12
1 red, 0 amber
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.