Macmillan Cancer Support

Charity Profile

Macmillan Cancer Support

🇬🇧Healthcare#8 last 12 months
Revenue
$332,650,000
Revenue recorded
Reach
United Kingdom
Verified footprint
Entries
45
Logged on Charity Journal

Giving over time

Monthly giving from the ledger
Giving and impact by month, last 12 months
MonthGivenImpact bandActivities logged
Dec 2025$0Not rated0
Jan 2026$0Not rated0
Feb 2026$0Not rated0
Mar 2026$0Not rated0
Apr 2026$0Not rated0
May 2026$0Moderate2
Jun 2026$0Substantial1
Jul 2026$0Moderate2
Aug 2026$0Moderate1
Sep 2026$0Transformative1
Oct 2026$0Not rated0
Nov 2026$0Not rated0

Cause breakdown

Health$0 · 0%
Climate$0 · 0%
Welfare$0 · 0%
Macmillan Cancer SupportVerified
HealthcareUnited KingdomEst. 1911Gemma Peters

About

Macmillan Cancer Support is a UK charity dedicated to supporting people living with cancer and improving cancer care. Founded in 1911, it provides practical, emotional and financial support while working to ensure people receive the best possible care throughout their cancer journey.

Its work includes cancer information and support, financial assistance, healthcare services, professional training, research and campaigning. Macmillan also works with the NHS, healthcare professionals, communities and policymakers to improve cancer services and address inequalities in cancer care.

Activity feed

Macmillan Cancer Support committed GBP 250 million over three to five years to support local partners developing more connected, personalised cancer care closer to home, beginning with six Trailblazer areas on 2026-09-16. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Neighbourhood Health investment
Healthcommitted GBP 250 million over three to five years to support local partners developing more connected, personalised cancer care closer to home, beginning with six Trailblazer areas
Macmillan Cancer Support launched a WhatsApp-based emotional-support service providing weekly check-ins with trained Macmillan advisers for up to eight weeks on 2026-08-12. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Macmillan 1-to-1 WhatsApp service
Healthlaunched a WhatsApp-based emotional-support service providing weekly check-ins with trained Macmillan advisers for up to eight weeks
Macmillan Cancer Support launched a dedicated library of independently assessed digital health and wellbeing apps for people living with cancer, with assessment covering clinical safety, usability, privacy and security on 2026-07-16. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Macmillan App Library
Healthlaunched a dedicated library of independently assessed digital health and wellbeing apps for people living with cancer, with assessment covering clinical safety, usability, privacy and security
Macmillan Cancer Support opened or prepared three new cancer-support centres in York, Stockport and Ashford, offering financial advice, emotional support, wellbeing services and community outreach on 2026-07-01. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Macmillan Cancer Support Centres
Healthopened or prepared three new cancer-support centres in York, Stockport and Ashford, offering financial advice, emotional support, wellbeing services and community outreach
Macmillan Cancer Support selected six areas in England for a Trailblazer programme testing new ways to connect health and care services closer to people's homes and communities on 2026-06-01. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Neighbourhood Health Trailblazers
Healthselected six areas in England for a Trailblazer programme testing new ways to connect health and care services closer to people's homes and communities
Macmillan Cancer Support prepared the Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Cancer Care Centre for opening, with people living with cancer helping shape its services, layout and facilities on 2026-05-26. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ York cancer centre
Healthprepared the Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Cancer Care Centre for opening, with people living with cancer helping shape its services, layout and facilities
Macmillan Cancer Support launched Macmillan Ventures to bring together people living with cancer, healthcare innovators and supporters to develop and fund new approaches to cancer care on 2026-05-21. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Macmillan Ventures
Healthlaunched Macmillan Ventures to bring together people living with cancer, healthcare innovators and supporters to develop and fund new approaches to cancer care
Macmillan Cancer Support opened a community-based Macmillan Information & Support Service in partnership with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, providing local cancer support outside a hospital setting on 2025-06-01. Cause: Climate.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Newark cancer support service
Climateopened a community-based Macmillan Information & Support Service in partnership with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, providing local cancer support outside a hospital setting
Macmillan Cancer Support piloted new approaches to reaching people most in need, including a new grant offer and community-based support designed around underserved groups on 2025-01-01. Cause: Welfare.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Community support
Welfarepiloted new approaches to reaching people most in need, including a new grant offer and community-based support designed around underserved groups
Macmillan Cancer Support expanded its Macmillan professional community to more than 11,000 cancer professionals and welcomed 1,400 new nurses, therapists, advisers and counsellors on 2025-01-01. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Cancer professional network
Healthexpanded its Macmillan professional community to more than 11,000 cancer professionals and welcomed 1,400 new nurses, therapists, advisers and counsellors
Macmillan Cancer Support reached the milestone of 500,000 completed care plans through its electronic Holistic Needs Assessment platform, supporting more than 420,000 people with personalised cancer care and support on 2025-01-01. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Personalised care
Healthreached the milestone of 500,000 completed care plans through its electronic Holistic Needs Assessment platform, supporting more than 420,000 people with personalised cancer care and support
Macmillan Cancer Support provided face-to-face support through Macmillan information centres, which were visited by around 90,000 people with cancer on 2025-01-01. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Cancer information centres
Healthprovided face-to-face support through Macmillan information centres, which were visited by around 90,000 people with cancer
Macmillan Cancer Support matched trained volunteers with around 3,800 people with cancer and delivered more than 17,000 emotional-support sessions on 2025-01-01. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Macmillan Buddies
Healthmatched trained volunteers with around 3,800 people with cancer and delivered more than 17,000 emotional-support sessions
Macmillan Cancer Support provided 24/7 peer support to almost 350,000 people with cancer through the Macmillan Online Community on 2025-01-01. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Online cancer community
Healthprovided 24/7 peer support to almost 350,000 people with cancer through the Macmillan Online Community
Macmillan Cancer Support supported 476,000 people through its Support Line, Information and Support Centres, Online Community, website, email support and Buddies service on 2025-01-01. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Cancer information and support
Healthsupported 476,000 people through its Support Line, Information and Support Centres, Online Community, website, email support and Buddies service
Macmillan Cancer Support provided education, wellbeing and development support to the cancer workforce, including more than 700 professional grants worth GBP 596,000 on 2024-01-01. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Macmillan professional development
Healthprovided education, wellbeing and development support to the cancer workforce, including more than 700 professional grants worth GBP 596,000
Macmillan Cancer Support provided information and guidance through its Support Line, centres and other services to 484,000 people affected by cancer on 2024-01-01. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Cancer information and guidance
Healthprovided information and guidance through its Support Line, centres and other services to 484,000 people affected by cancer
Macmillan Cancer Support provided 24/7 peer support through the Online Community, which was used by 286,000 people with cancer on 2024-01-01. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Online cancer peer support
Healthprovided 24/7 peer support through the Online Community, which was used by 286,000 people with cancer
Macmillan Cancer Support provided clinical, emotional and practical support through Macmillan centres, which were visited by more than 105,000 people with cancer during the year on 2024-01-01. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Information and Support Centres
Healthprovided clinical, emotional and practical support through Macmillan centres, which were visited by more than 105,000 people with cancer during the year
Macmillan Cancer Support supported health and social-care professionals to deliver eHNAs to more than 65,000 people with cancer, an 11% increase from 2023 on 2024-01-01. Cause: Health.
Macmillan Cancer Support→ Personalised cancer care
Healthsupported health and social-care professionals to deliver eHNAs to more than 65,000 people with cancer, an 11% increase from 2023

Board

David Bennett
Chair

Chair since March 2026, and Non-Executive Director with more than 30 years' experience in financial services. Previously Chair of Virgin Money UK plc and Group Chief Executive of Alliance and Leicester plc.

Anne-Françoise Nesmes
Trustee (Chair, Finance, Audit and Risk Committee)

Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee, and former Chief Financial Officer of FTSE and NYSE-listed companies including Smith and Nephew Plc, Merlin Entertainments Plc and Dechra Pharmaceuticals Plc. Currently Chair of the Audit Committee and Senior Independent Director…

Acosia Nyanin
Trustee (Chair, People Committee)

Chair of the People Committee, and a registered Mental Health Nurse currently serving as Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England at NHS England. Previously served as Regional Chief Nurse for NHS England in the South East region.

Sir Ron Kerr
Trustee (Chair, Charitable Expenditure Committee)

Chair of the Charitable Expenditure Committee, with more than 30 years' experience in senior NHS leadership, most recently as Chair of NHS Providers. Served as Chief Executive of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust from 2007 to 2015.

Kate Howe
Trustee

Executive Director at MSQ Partners and honorary secretary of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising. Previous board-level roles include Chief Growth Officer at Dentsu Aegis Network UK&I and Regional President at FCB Europe.

Mark Ware
Trustee

Member of the Finance and Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee, whose last full-time role was Executive Vice President of Vivo Energy plc from 2013 to 2019. Previously spent 27 years at BP plc, most recently as Group Vice President…

Rachel Higham
Trustee

Chairs the Impact Investment Committee and the Technology Advisory Committee, and serves on the People Committee. Spent 30 years in technology leadership across financial services, insurance, telecoms, media and retail at companies including M&S, WPP, BT and HSBC.

Nick Owen CBE
Trustee

Sits on the Finance & Audit and Charitable Expenditure committees, and was Chair of Deloitte UK from 2015 to 2021. Also a Trustee of Teach First, chairing its Business Leaders' Advisory Council.

Professor Jean Abraham
Trustee

Reader in Precision Breast Cancer Medicine at the University of Cambridge and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology at Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge. Director of the Cambridge Breast Cancer Research Unit for the Department of Oncology at the University of Cambridge.

Dr Anas Nader
Trustee

Medical doctor, tech executive and board advisor with more than 15 years of expertise at the intersection of healthcare, technology and business leadership. Chief Executive and co-founder of Patchwork Health, a workforce planning platform used by more than 100,000 clinicians…

Dr Minal Bakhai MBE
Trustee

Practicing GP in an area of extreme socio-economic deprivation, and Director for Primary Care and Community Transformation and Improvement for the NHS in England. Also a UK Representative for Innovation for the Government Department for Business and Trade.