Macmillan Cancer Support Annual Report 2024

Macmillan Cancer Support provides medical, emotional, practical and financial support to people living with cancer. Their 2024 annual report highlights record income, 2.4 million people reached and transformational work to ensure no one faces cancer alone.

Report snapshot
2.4 million people reached — 100,000 more than the year before Key Metric 1
£245.5m total income — highest since 2017 Key Metric 2
£150.4m spent on supporting people living with cancer Key Metric 3
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Cancer nursing, financial support, emotional support, information services, helpline, community connectors

📊Key Metrics

2.4 million people reached — 100,000 more than the year before Key Metric 1
£245.5m total income — highest since 2017 Key Metric 2
£150.4m spent on supporting people living with cancer Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Macmillan Support Line supported 260+ people affected by cancer every day
  • Legacy income topped £100m for the first time
  • Community Connectors project launched to address inequalities for ethnically diverse communities

📍Geography

UK-Wide

2025

Annual Report 2024/25

£20.8m raised in 2024/25 (up from £17.4m in 2023/24)
Key Metric 1
£9.6m raised from 176 legacy gifts; £14m committed to new Total Body PET-CT scanner
Key Metric 2
49,000 active supporters; 3,857 running participants (doubled in 3 years); 83p in every £1 goes directly to patients
Key Metric 3
MyChristie-MyHealth ePROMs system reduces clinician time on routine reviews by up to 23% and enables earlier symptom detection
2026

Impact Report Year Ending April 2026

2,829 children, parents, siblings and grandparents supported; 506 families with a child in treatment
Key Metric 1
220 bereaved families supported; 424 individuals on 93 boat trips; 692 individuals in 165 cabin breaks
Key Metric 2
£71,935 unlocked in essential support; 1,320 social work hours; 188 creative therapy sessions and 271 counselling sessions delivered
Key Metric 3
Families show average 0.7 point improvement across five Mo's Outcomes after support begins; biggest gains in social participation and accessing emotional support