Macmillan Cancer Support vs Oxfam
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 #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
Macmillan Cancer Support
Oxfam
Dec 2024
Year ended
Mar 2025
£246m
Income
£339m
£226m
Spending
£363m
1,782
Staff
4,084
11,634
Volunteers
28,920
11
Trustees
10
1 red, 0 amber
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.