Registered charity · No. 1155747Charitable company
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Cancer United
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Cancer United is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science.
Cancer United (number 1155747) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Cancer United do?
Cancer United is a cancer support charity for all those whose lives have been affected by a cancer diagnosisIt aims to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of cancer patients from diagnosis onwards and those close to them through its active recovery clubs which provide a whole variety of social engagements, its choir and via CU Fitter a cancer specific exercise programme
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Cancer United
Answers Cancer United gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 January 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Cancer United's highest-paid staff paid?
Cancer United's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Cancer United as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Cancer United's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Cancer United registered for?
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Cancer United yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Cancer United.
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The register data used for this profile lists Cancer United as a registered charity (number 1155747) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Cancer United's charity number?
Cancer United's charity number is 1155747. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1155747?
Search 1155747 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Cancer United do?
Cancer United is a cancer support charity for all those whose lives have been affected by a cancer diagnosisIt aims to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of cancer patients from diagnosis onwards and those close to them through its active recovery clubs which provide a whole variety of social engagements, its choir and via CU Fitter a cancer specific exercise programme
Does Cancer United have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Cancer United. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Cancer United?
Cancer United's website listed in our register data is http://www.cancerunited.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Cancer United's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Cancer United's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Cancer United?
The register records Cancer United as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Cancer United's trustees paid?
Cancer United's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Cancer United registered as a charity?
Cancer United was entered on the register on 11 February 2014. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08347720).