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title: "Best Cancer charities in the UK | CharityCompare"
description: "Charity ratings for cancer charities in the UK."
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retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:25:15.918Z
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# Cancer charity ratings

Cancer research, support and hospice care. 93 cancer charities rated. This is the ranked list.
For how to choose within the cause, use the review below.

[Read our cancer giving review →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/causes/cancer)
| Charity | Score | Cause spend | Income | Scope |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [THE MARY HOW TRUST FOR CANCER PREVENTION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-mary-how-trust-for-cancer-prevention) | 100 | 90% | £1.7m | Local |
| [FIGHTING ALL CANCERS TOGETHER](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/fighting-all-cancers-together) | 100 | 96% | £554k | UK-wide |
| [THE JOSHUA TREE - SUPPORTING FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CHILDHOOD CANCERS](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-joshua-tree-supporting-families-affected-by-childhood-cancers) | 97 | 79% | £1.1m | UK-wide |
| [NEWBURY CANCER CARE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/newbury-cancer-care) | 97 | 96% | £762k | Local |
| [THE NIGHTINGALE CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-nightingale-cancer-support-centre) | 96 | 75% | £713k | Local |
| [Melanoma Focus](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/melanoma-focus) | 96 | 92% | £502k | UK-wide |
| [Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/grace-kelly-childhood-cancer-trust) | 95 | 86% | £868k | UK-wide |
| [NEUROENDOCRINE CANCER UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/neuroendocrine-cancer-uk) | 95 | 99% | £696k | UK-wide |
| [AFRICAN CARIBBEAN LEUKAEMIA TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/african-caribbean-leukaemia-trust) | 95 | 72% | £630k | UK-wide |
| [Prevent Breast Cancer](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/prevent-breast-cancer) | 93 | 78% | £2.2m | UK-wide |
| [BATH CANCER UNIT SUPPORT GROUP](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/bath-cancer-unit-support-group) | 93 | 96% | £523k | Local |
| [Solving Kids' Cancer UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/solving-kids-cancer-uk) | 92 | 86% | £2.9m | UK-wide |
| [ELLEN MACARTHUR CANCER TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/ellen-macarthur-cancer-trust) | 92 | 77% | £1.9m | UK-wide |
| [CHAI-LIFELINE CANCER CARE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/chai-lifeline-cancer-care) | 90 | 83% | £4.2m | UK-wide |
| [LYMPHOMA ACTION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/lymphoma-action) | 90 | 70% | £2.9m | UK-wide |
| [ALEXANDER DEVINE CHILDREN'S CANCER TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/alexander-devine-children-s-cancer-trust) | 90 | 82% | £2.8m | UK-wide |
| [CRIS CANCER FOUNDATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cris-cancer-foundation) | 89 | 83% | £3.4m | Local |
| [CANCERCARE (NORTH LANCASHIRE & SOUTH CUMBRIA)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cancercare-north-lancashire-south-cumbria) | 89 | 80% | £1.9m | Local |
| [SUSSEX CANCER FUND](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/sussex-cancer-fund) | 89 | 81% | £433k | Local |
| [DOUGLAS MACMILLAN HOSPICE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/douglas-macmillan-hospice) | 88 | 76% | £22m | Local |
| [LINGEN DAVIES CANCER FUND CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/lingen-davies-cancer-fund-charitable-incorporated-organisation) | 88 | 69% | £1.5m | Local |
| [ACHEINU CANCER SUPPORT](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/acheinu-cancer-support) | 88 | 87% | £1.4m | Local |
| [CANCER PREVENTION RESEARCH TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cancer-prevention-research-trust) | 88 | 95% | £857k | UK-wide |
| [CANCER HELP (PRESTON) LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cancer-help-preston-limited) | 88 | 64% | £539k | Local |
| [CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER CHARITY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/clatterbridge-cancer-charity) | 87 | 82% | £4.7m | UK-wide |
| [THE ROYAL MARSDEN CANCER CHARITY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-royal-marsden-cancer-charity) | 85 | 73% | £34m | UK-wide |
| [CAVENDISH CANCER CARE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cavendish-cancer-care) | 85 | 80% | £826k | Local |
| [Ark Cancer Charity](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/ark-cancer-charity) | 85 | 100% | £806k | Local |
| [KIDS CANCER CHARITY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kids-cancer-charity) | 85 | 78% | £663k | UK-wide |
| [YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/yorkshire-cancer-research) | 84 | 72% | £28m | UK-wide |
| [MACMILLAN CARING LOCALLY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/macmillan-caring-locally) | 84 | 97% | £4.3m | Local |
| [LATCH WELSH CHILDREN'S CANCER CHARITY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/latch-welsh-children-s-cancer-charity) | 84 | 93% | £1.2m | Local |
| [CHILDREN'S CANCER CENTRE OF LEBANON (UK) LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/children-s-cancer-centre-of-lebanon-uk-limited) | 84 | 100% | £986k | UK-wide |
| [CANCER RESEARCH UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cancer-research-uk) | 83 | 64% | £735m | UK-wide |
| [PROSTATE CANCER UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/prostate-cancer-uk) | 83 | 75% | £46m | UK-wide |
| [BONE CANCER RESEARCH TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/bone-cancer-research-trust) | 83 | 74% | £4.2m | UK-wide |
| [PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/pancreatic-cancer-action) | 83 | 59% | £634k | UK-wide |
| [LEUKAEMIA CARE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/leukaemia-care) | 82 | 57% | £2.8m | UK-wide |
| [THE ROSEMERE CANCER FOUNDATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-rosemere-cancer-foundation) | 82 | 84% | £1.8m | Local |
| [TOGETHER AGAINST CANCER](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/together-against-cancer) | 82 | 86% | £433k | UK-wide |
| [FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA FOUNDATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/follicular-lymphoma-foundation) | 81 | 88% | £2.4m | UK-wide |
| [YORK AGAINST CANCER](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/york-against-cancer) | 81 | 75% | £1.5m | Local |
| [MARIE CURIE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/marie-curie) | 80 | 71% | £181m | UK-wide |
| [Blood Cancer UK Research](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/blood-cancer-uk-research) | 80 | 63% | £21m | UK-wide |
| [CANCER RESEARCH WALES](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cancer-research-wales) | 80 | 62% | £4.3m | Local |
| [BREAST CANCER UK LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/breast-cancer-uk-limited) | 79 | 75% | £2.1m | UK-wide |
| [FORCE CANCER CHARITY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/force-cancer-charity) | 79 | 68% | £1.6m | Local |
| [TEENS UNITE FIGHTING CANCER](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/teens-unite-fighting-cancer) | 79 | 60% | £1.2m | UK-wide |
| [BREAST CANCER NOW](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/breast-cancer-now) | 78 | 54% | £59m | UK-wide |
| [TEENAGE CANCER TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/teenage-cancer-trust) | 78 | 60% | £20m | UK-wide |
| [THE BRAIN TUMOUR CHARITY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-brain-tumour-charity) | 78 | 77% | £15m | UK-wide |
| [HELEN ROLLASON HEAL CANCER CHARITY LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/helen-rollason-heal-cancer-charity-limited) | 78 | 46% | £878k | Local |
| [NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH (INCORPORATING CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH CCR)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/north-west-cancer-research-incorporating-clatterbridge-cancer-research-ccr) | 77 | 78% | £2.8m | UK-wide |
| [BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/brain-tumour-research) | 76 | 71% | £8.7m | UK-wide |
| [BEECHWOOD CANCER CARE CENTRE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/beechwood-cancer-care-centre) | 76 | 58% | £974k | UK-wide |
| [MACMILLAN CARING LOCALLY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/macmillan-caring-locally-268218) | 76 | 96% | £338k | Local |
| [MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/macmillan-cancer-support) | 75 | 69% | £246m | UK-wide |
| [CLIC SARGENT CANCER CARE FOR CHILDREN](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/clic-sargent-cancer-care-for-children) | 75 | 55% | £26m | UK-wide |
| [PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/prostate-cancer-research) | 75 | 69% | £5.2m | UK-wide |
| [TARGET OVARIAN CANCER](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/target-ovarian-cancer) | 75 | 71% | £1.7m | UK-wide |

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