Sarcoma UK Annual Report and Accounts 2023/24

Sarcoma UK is the only UK charity dedicated to sarcoma, a rare type of cancer. Their 2024 impact report highlights research investment, patient support, and campaigns to improve awareness among GPs and the public, reducing the time to diagnosis.

Report snapshot
£1.5m invested in sarcoma research Key Metric 1
5,000 people supported via services Key Metric 2
3,300 sarcoma diagnoses per year in the UK Key Metric 3
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Research grants, helpline, peer support, information resources, awareness campaigns

📊Key Metrics

£1.5m invested in sarcoma research Key Metric 1
5,000 people supported via services Key Metric 2
3,300 sarcoma diagnoses per year in the UK Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Improved diagnosis times for sarcoma patients
  • Patients better connected with specialist centres
  • £500k committed with BCRT to use NHS data to improve sarcoma care

📍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