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79/100 Clarity Score · 4 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

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Is Teens Unite Fighting Cancer a good charity?

Teens Unite Fighting Cancer scores 79/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£1.2m total income, 60% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

London · UK-wide · EN10 7PZ Reg 1118361 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does Teens Unite Fighting Cancer do?

Teens Unite Fighting Cancer is a registered charity (no. 1118361) working in cancer across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 60% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 27 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈17% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes.

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In short: TEENS UNITE FIGHTING CANCER scores 79 out of 100 (4 stars). 60% average program spend (3-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns.

What is Teens Unite Fighting Cancer?

Teens Unite Fighting Cancer has a Clarity Score of 79 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1118361. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Cancer. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £1.2m, with 60% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 27 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.

Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .

Overall score

79/100

4★ · Good

Cause spend

60%

3-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

100/100

Finance beacon

Income

£1.2m

Latest year 2025

Reserves

27 mo

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

On time

Charity Commission

£3.0 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 40% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high

How does TEENS UNITE FIGHTING CANCER compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers TEENS UNITE FIGHTING CANCER scores higher than.

Income band (£1m–£5m)49thpercentile

Scores higher than 49% of 2,776 charities in its income band · 79/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).

Cancer charities52ndpercentile

Scores higher than 52% of 93 charities in this cause · 79/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).

How reliable is Teens Unite Fighting Cancer's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2025
Filing date
Profile reviewed

High confidence — complete filing data

Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

What is Teens Unite Fighting Cancer's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

100/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for TEENS UNITE FIGHTING CANCER
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts.

100% 15/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

100% 7 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

100% 10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

83/100

Financial Health metrics for TEENS UNITE FIGHTING CANCER
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of cash)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts.

87% 27 months · 13/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

100% 10/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

40% 30% · 2/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

20/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for TEENS UNITE FIGHTING CANCER
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

20% 60% · 2/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

20% 33p per £1 income · 2/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

100/100

Community Support metrics for TEENS UNITE FIGHTING CANCER
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

100% 90 volunteers / 12 staff · 10/10 pts

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What is Teens Unite Fighting Cancer's Clarity Score?

79/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars

Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.

100/100
Accountability & Transparency
83/100
Financial Health
20/100
Financial Efficiency
100/100
Community Support

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

100/100

Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts
Trustee oversight7 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

83/100

Reserves (months of cash)27 months · 13/15 pts
Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets30% · 2/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

20/100

Program expense ratio60% · 2/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency33p per £1 income · 2/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

100/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio90 volunteers / 12 staff · 10/10 pts

How much does Teens Unite Fighting Cancer raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings

TEENS UNITE FIGHTING CANCER revenue and expenses for 2025
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £1.2m
Total expenditure £1.0m
Charitable activities £628k 62%
Fundraising £378k 38%
62%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2025) · £1.0m spent

  • Charitable activities62%
  • Fundraising38%

What trust indicators does Teens Unite Fighting Cancer have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    up to date · last filing

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    7 trustees on the Charity Commission register

  • Workforce on register

    12 employees · 90 volunteers (8:1 volunteer-to-staff)

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice.

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Official register

Reg 1118361

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • Jason Marchant since 2020
  • Dr Rebecca Godfrey Chair · since 2023
  • Patrick Maslen since 2023
  • Natalie Collins since 2023
  • Sarah Cork since 2023
  • Dr Kai Newton since 2025
  • Donna-Marie Patten since 2026
How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

Full methodology →

Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

How have Teens Unite Fighting Cancer's finances changed over five years?

£0k £400k £800k £1200k £1600k 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Income 2021: £648k Spending 2021: £527k Cause spend 2021: £411k Income 2022: £769k Spending 2022: £681k Cause spend 2022: £364k Income 2023: £763k Spending 2023: £676k Cause spend 2023: £419k Income 2024: £966k Spending 2024: £763k Cause spend 2024: £419k Income 2025: £1,227k Spending 2025: £1,005k Cause spend 2025: £628k
  • Income
  • Spending
  • Cause spend

Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts

What are the key facts about Teens Unite Fighting Cancer?

Overall score
79/100 (4★)
Income
£1.2m
Cause spend
60% of expenditure
Reg number
1118361
Scope
UK-wide
Reserves
27 months
Trustees
7
Accounts year
2025
Filing
up to date

Where TEENS UNITE FIGHTING CANCER sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Teens Unite Fighting Cancer's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Teens Unite Fighting Cancer a good charity? +

Teens Unite Fighting Cancer scores 79 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 60% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is Teens Unite Fighting Cancer a legitimate charity? +

Yes — Teens Unite Fighting Cancer is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1118361). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1118361. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is Teens Unite Fighting Cancer's charity number? +

Teens Unite Fighting Cancer's charity number is 1118361. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is Teens Unite Fighting Cancer's charity rating? +

Teens Unite Fighting Cancer scores 79 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does Teens Unite Fighting Cancer have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Teens Unite Fighting Cancer. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches Teens Unite Fighting Cancer? +

According to its 2025 regulator filing, 60% of Teens Unite Fighting Cancer's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are Teens Unite Fighting Cancer's overheads? +

According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 40% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 40% of total expenditure at Teens Unite Fighting Cancer. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Teens Unite Fighting Cancer's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register.

How much income does Teens Unite Fighting Cancer receive? +

Teens Unite Fighting Cancer reported £1.2m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.

Are Teens Unite Fighting Cancer's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is Teens Unite Fighting Cancer based? +

Teens Unite Fighting Cancer is listed at London · UK-wide · EN10 7PZ and operates UK-wide, focused on cancer.

How does CharityCompare score Teens Unite Fighting Cancer? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Teens Unite Fighting Cancer's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Teens Unite Fighting Cancer's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.