Bowel Cancer UK Annual Report and Financial Statements 2024

Bowel Cancer UK is the UK's leading bowel cancer charity. Their 2024 annual report covers 4.3 million moments of support delivered, £6.6m raised, roadshows reaching 6,300 people across 10 cities, nearly £500,000 in new research grants, and the launch of their Tell Your GP Instead behaviour change campaign.

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📋About

Tell Your GP Instead behaviour change campaign, UK roadshows, Ask the Nurse service, Peer Support Line, online forum and Facebook groups, research grants, GP education programme, policy and campaigning work, awareness partnerships

📊Key Metrics

Over 4.3 million moments of support delivered and £6.6m raised in 2024 Key Metric 1
UK's leading bowel cancer charity working to save lives through early diagnosis, research, patient support and policy change — bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer killer Key Metric 2
Raising awareness of symptoms and screening, funding early detection research, supporting patients and families, and campaigning for better diagnosis and treatment Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Roadshows reached 6,300+ people across 24 sites in 10 UK cities, targeting areas with high deprivation and low screening uptake
  • Nearly £500,000 in new research grants awarded — every £1 levered a further £8 of research investment
  • 28,000+ people completed the online symptoms quiz during Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

📍Geography

UK-Wide

2026 Enhanced

Impact — Winter 2026

Total income £18,180,000 and total expenditure £18,560,000 (year ended 31 December 2024, charity no. 1084958 England/Wales and SC039654 Scotland); in 2024 spent £3.8m on charitable activities including £1,079,000 on research, £1,366,000 on EB Community Support, £943,000 on public education, £270,000 on EB healthcare and £185,000 on respite breaks
Key Metric 1
700+ members supported through in-person visits and support calls in 2025; 697 support grants allocated in 2025 for essential items including specialist clothing, cooling fans and sheepskin liners; 2 new holiday homes purchased in 2025 with over 700 guests enjoying holiday homes; £34,000 raised through 2025 winter 'The Longest Night' appeal
Key Metric 2
Largest global investment in EB research to date: multi-million-pound drug repurposing trial provisionally agreed with LifeArc partner at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed mapping global research priorities for all four main EB forms
Key Metric 3
£34,000 raised in 2025 winter appeal supporting families like Darcie's with specialist items, emotional support and research; 697 support grants delivered in 2025; first Members Connect event in Northern Ireland; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed providing global research roadmap
2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2025

22,507 households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries
Key Metric 1
22,600 grants given to those in need, totalling £11.8 million
Key Metric 2
733 beneficiaries represented at tribunals, resulting in £24.5 million in War Pensions awards
Key Metric 3
1,548 new families living with dementia supported by RBL Admiral Nurses service
2025 Enhanced

Our Impact 2024-25

3,600 blind veterans received support across the UK; 447 new blind veterans started receiving support in 2024/25
Key Metric 1
1,598 referrals to rehabilitation services completed; 313 veterans received assistive technology training
Key Metric 2
997 volunteers donated 26,824 hours of support; befriending service awarded Quality in Befriending Excellence — one of only 11 organisations in the UK to achieve this
Key Metric 3
1,831 National Creative Wellbeing Project packs issued to help veterans reconnect with creativity and independence