# Legacy income drives growth at Action Cancer

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/06/07/legacy-income-drives-growth-action-cancer/
- Published: 2014-06-07T07:06:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Northern Ireland cancer charity Action Cancer has increased its fundraising income
by over 38 percent in the last financial year.

Income between 2012 and 2013 grew from £3.8 million to £5.2 million. The charity
says that it is not legacy driven or dependant but the figures show that £1.8 million
of income in 2013 was from legacies, up from £500,000 in 2012.

The charity’s fundraising income grew by 12% in 2012, also the result of a big increase
in legacy income

## Advertisement

 [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)

Donations also increased in 2013, from £700,000 to over £1 million but retail income
and fundraising income (from events etc) fell from £990,000 to £925,000 and from
£1.14 million to £1.06 million, respectively. Retail margins also tightened with
expenses slightly increasing to £737,000.

[Action Cancer](http://www.actioncancer.org) says that the growth in donations was
due to the “maintenance of existing relationships, the developing of new opportunities
and the servicing of all supporters with the appropriate level of help.:

The growth in income allowed the charity to put £1.6 million in reserves. The organisation
has net assets of £4.4 million.

 * **[Legacy research shows most Irish people favour children’s charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/10/07/legacy-research-shows-irish-people-favour-childrens-charities/)**(
   7 October 2014)
 * **[Legacies and cultural normalisation](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/10/27/legacies-cultural-normalisation/)**(
   27 October 2014)
 * **[New legacy fundraising consultancy launched](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/01/31/new-legacy-fundraising-consultancy-launched/)**(
   31 January 2015)