BREAST CANCER NOW
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
We're Breast Cancer Now, the UK's largest breast cancer charity and we're dedicated to funding research into this devastating disease. We're bringing together all those affected by the disease to improve the way we prevent, detect, treat and stop the disease. We believe that if we all act now, by 2050 everyone who develops breast cancer will live.
Latest income
£59.3m
Expenditure
£66.8m
Financial year end
2025-07-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-31 | £43.0m | £34.5m | |
| 2022-07-31 | £66.9m | £44.0m | |
| 2023-07-31 | £49.6m | £53.4m | |
| 2024-07-31 | £57.5m | £56.3m | |
| 2025-07-31 | £59.3m | £66.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-07-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £38.8m |
| Charitable activities | £8.0m |
| Trading | £11.3m |
| Investment income | £1.2m |
| Total income | £59.3m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £34.6m |
| Raising funds | £32.3m |
| Grants to institutions | £15.9m |
| Governance | £1.3m |
| Total expenditure | £66.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £40.5m |
| Total funds | £40.5m |
| — restricted | £847k |
| — unrestricted | £39.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £40.5m |
| Cash | £21.1m |
People
| Employees | 397 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.