MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT

Active
Company number 02400969Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 1989

Key figures

£133,929,000+241.1%
Net assets 2025
+241.1%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
050 m100 m150 m20242025

† MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 86101

Where the company stands among the 9,344 active companies whose first SIC code is 86101 (Hospital activities).

Turnover£228,061,000
Higher than 95% · median £994,039 among 271 that publish turnover
Net assets£133,929,000
Higher than 99% · median £5,162
Total assets£247,770,000
Higher than 99% · median £14,567
Cash£7,425,000
Higher than 98% · median £7,847
Employees1,364
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age37.4 years
Older than 99% · median 7.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. CYGNET INTER-HOLDINGS LIMITED£576.7m
  2. PRIORY GROUP UK 2 LIMITED£523.6m
  3. PARTNERSHIPS IN CARE INVESTMENTS 2 LIMITED£369.3m
  4. UK ACQUISITIONS NO. 6 LIMITED£362.6m
  5. CLEVELAND CLINIC LONDON LTD£349.3m
  6. HCA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£226.7m
  7. LIFE UK HEALTHCARE LIMITED£223.1m
  8. CIRCLE HEALTH GROUP LIMITED£187.6m
  9. ALLIANCE MEDICAL LIMITED£141.2m
  10. MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT£133.9m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 9,344. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT

What kind of company is it?

MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 02400969. It was incorporated on 30 Jun 1989. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (SE1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is hospital activities (86101), other human health activities (86900), other service activities n.e.c. (96090).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £228,061,000. Net assets were £133,929,000, up 241.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £7,425,000. Total assets were £247,770,000 and total liabilities £113,508,000. The company had an average of 1,364 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 9,344 active companies whose first SIC code is 86101: By turnover it ranks higher than 95% of the 271 that publish turnover (median £994,039). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £5,162). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £14,567). By cash it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £7,847). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 7.4 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from HEE. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £28.8k. It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £54.5k, mainly from Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 261017) with a latest reported income of £268.4m. It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Charity Worker, Skilled Worker). In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 20 days to pay suppliers, and 6% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 12.1% lower than for men.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 31 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover245,546,000228,061,000
Cash at bank and in hand5,524,0007,425,000
Total assets188,064,000247,770,000
Total liabilities148,206,000113,508,000
Net assets / total equity39,265,000133,929,000
Average number of employees1,6971,364

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

1 contract

MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from HEE. Its published value is £28.8k.

Contract
  1. Development of bespoke education and training aligned to competencies for cancer professionals‡HEE · £28,800 · 2 lots

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

2 grants

MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2017, together worth £54.5k.

Funders
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
1 grant · £30k
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant · £24.5k
Grants
  1. Development of the NeutroCheck diagnostic device to enable remote triage of chemotherapy patients at risk of neutropenic sepsisDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £24,533 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme 22/23
  2. LCF Development GrantsDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport · £30,000 · Life Chances Fund 1718

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
20 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
6%
Standard payment terms
30 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 94%
  • 31 to 60 days 5%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
21
92%
9%
30 Jun 2025
21
93%
8%
31 Dec 2024
21
94%
6%
30 Jun 2024
20
93%
9%
31 Dec 2023
21
91%
10%
30 Jun 2023
19
92%
14%
31 Dec 2022
22
91%
16%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 12.1% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 11.7% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter76.3% womenLower middle79.5% womenUpper middle77.8% womenUpper pay quarter60.8% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 11.9% lower
women 11% lower
2023/24
women 9.7% lower
women 12.2% lower
2022/23
women 11.9% lower
women 11.3% lower
2021/22
women 6.1% lower
women 10.1% lower
2020/21
women 4.1% lower
women 8.7% lower
2019/20
women 9.9% lower
women 10.8% lower
2018/19
women 8.1% lower
women 9.6% lower
2017/18
women 9.9% lower
women 10.3% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 261017
Registered with the Charity Commission
21 Jun 1989
Income, year to 31 Dec 2025
£268.4m
Spending
£175.1m

Macmillan Cancer Support exists to help improve the lives of people affected by cancer - those with cancer and their families, carers and communities. We are a source for support, helping anyone affected by cancer navigate through the system to get what they need, and a force for change, working to…

View on the register of charities

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Temporary Worker (A rating), Worker (A rating)
Routes
Charity Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

3 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £228.1m, net assets £133.9m, 1,364 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £245.5m, net assets £39.3m, 1,697 employees
  3. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.