United Kingdom · Registered charity (England and Wales)
Macmillan Cancer Support: financial filings
Macmillan Cancer Support, registered as MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT, is on the register of charities kept by the Charity Commission for England and Wales, charity number 261017. The figures below are total gross income and total expenditure for the 5 most recent financial periods shown on the register's financial history page, as the register displays them (GBP, rounded to millions to two decimal places).1
IdentifierRegistered charity number 261017
RegulatorCharity Commission for England and Wales
Income, year to 31 December 2024GBP 245.6 million
ExpenditureGBP 225.9 million
Filings by year
Total incomeTotal expenditure
| Year ending | Form | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 20241 | Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history) | GBP 245.6 million | GBP 225.9 million |
| 31 December 20231 | Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history) | GBP 232.5 million | GBP 265.2 million |
| 31 December 20221 | Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history) | GBP 227.2 million | GBP 251.7 million |
| 31 December 20211 | Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history) | GBP 230.7 million | GBP 234.1 million |
| 31 December 20201 | Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history) | GBP 194.9 million | GBP 147.8 million |
Rounded by the register to two decimal places of GBP millions or billions, so totals shown here are the register figures, for example £245.55m.
Where the money came from and went
| Line | 31 December 2020 | 31 December 2021 | 31 December 2022 | 31 December 2023 | 31 December 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income from government grants | GBP 7.8 million | GBP 2.5 million | GBP 2.3 million | GBP 953,000 | GBP 595,820 |
| Income - Donations and legacies | GBP 169.0 million | GBP 210.0 million | GBP 204.0 million | GBP 209.0 million | GBP 221.3 million |
| Income - Other trading activities | GBP 16.4 million | GBP 17.6 million | GBP 17.2 million | GBP 17.8 million | GBP 18.4 million |
| Income - Charitable activities | GBP 0 | GBP 0 | GBP 1.4 million | GBP 1.8 million | GBP 3.2 million |
| Income - Endowments | GBP 0 | GBP 0 | GBP 0 | GBP 0 | GBP 0 |
| Income - Investment | GBP 1.3 million | GBP 460,000 | GBP 2.1 million | GBP 2.5 million | GBP 1.6 million |
| Income - Other | GBP 8.1 million | GBP 2.7 million | GBP 2.5 million | GBP 1.4 million | GBP 965,620 |
| Income - Legacies | GBP 71.8 million | GBP 90.4 million | GBP 89.6 million | GBP 92.5 million | GBP 106.1 million |
| Expenditure - Charitable activities | GBP 89.3 million | GBP 171.6 million | GBP 178.7 million | GBP 184.9 million | GBP 150.4 million |
| Expenditure - Raising funds | GBP 58.5 million | GBP 62.5 million | GBP 73.0 million | GBP 80.3 million | GBP 75.5 million |
| Expenditure - Governance | GBP 766,000 | GBP 834,000 | GBP 992,000 | GBP 1.5 million | GBP 1.5 million |
| Expenditure - Investment management | GBP 638,000 | GBP 147,000 | GBP 284,000 | GBP 217,960 | GBP 142,940 |
| Expenditure - Other | GBP 0 | GBP 0 | GBP 0 | GBP 0 | GBP 0 |
Figures are as reported in the filing for each year, in the currency of the filing. Totals are not adjusted for inflation.
Sources
- Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities, MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT, charity number 261017, financial history (28 October 2026)