# Worcestershire Cancer Aid Committee

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 504647 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/504647)
- Latest income: £17.8k; spending £17.4k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Worcestershire
- Other names: Worcester Cancer Aid Committee (previous); Worcs Cancer Aid Committee (working)
- Trustees: 7
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/worcestershire-cancer-aid-committee

Providing grants to cancer patients for special equipment or facilities, hospital visiting costs, additional domestic costs etc. Patients must be referred by medical professionals, hospice senior staff or social workers etc.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2025 | £17.8k | £17.4k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £33k | £19.4k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £20.6k | £16k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £13k | £17.9k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £19.8k | £14.9k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the relief and treatment of Cancer sufferers in the county of Worcestershire by making grants (a) For the provision of part-time nursing and purchase and operation of equipment and (b) For research into the causes and effects of Cancer and by the treatment and relief of Cancer and the suffering, problems and distress caused thereby and generally for any other needs occasioned by Cancer within the county of Worcestershire.

## What it funds

Worcestershire Cancer Aid Committee is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Worcestershire Cancer Aid Committee reported income of £17.8k and spending of £17.4k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Sept 2025, it spent £85.6k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Worcestershire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Worcestershire Cancer Aid Committee in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Worcestershire Cancer Aid Committee open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Worcestershire Cancer Aid Committee is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Worcestershire Cancer Aid Committee fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Worcestershire.

### Does Worcestershire Cancer Aid Committee give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Worcestershire Cancer Aid Committee makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Worcestershire Cancer Aid Committee give each year?

The register does not break out Worcestershire Cancer Aid Committee's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Sept 2025 was £17.4k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £17.1k a year.

### How large is Worcestershire Cancer Aid Committee?

In its latest reported year Worcestershire Cancer Aid Committee reported income of £17.8k and spending of £17.4k.


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