# Shops trading helps to boost income for Action Cancer - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/09/07/shops-trading-helps-boost-income/ - Published: 2016-09-07T00:02:10+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Northern Ireland charity Action Cancer maintained its income levels in 2015 thanks to a strong performance from its charity shops, according to the latest accounts.** Total income for 2015 was just under £4 million, marginally below the figure for 2014. Voluntary income last year fell from £1.6 million to £1.4 million but charitable trading grew from £1 million to £1.3 million. Voluntary income for [Action Cancer](http://www.actioncancer.org) included donations, which fell from £1.2 million to just over £1 million last year. This figure includes and in-kind value of £223,000 from bill board company Clear Channel. ## 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/) Legacies in 2015 came in at £219,000 from £334,000. The accounts note that they have free reserves of £3.8 million, more than double their reserves policy, because of ‘exceptional legacy’ income in recent years of £2.5 million.   ![Action Cancer Donation Stations. Image: Action Cancer](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads. cloud/2016/09/action-cancer-donation-stations.jpg) _Image: Action Cancer_ Fundraising income, which includes a wide range of events and community activities, was about the same in the last two years at £1.2 million. Fundraising costs were up from £1.4 million to £1.5 million. The cost of the charity retail operations increased significantly, from £773,000 to £929,000. Fundraising and retail staff last year totaled 37. * **[New partnership to grow charitable giving in N Ireland](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/11/new-partnership-grow-charitable-giving-n-ireland/)**( 11 October 2016) * **[Halifax Foundation for NI increased grantmaking in 2015](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/18/halifax-foundation-ni-increased-grantmaking-2015/)**( 18 October 2016) * **[£500,000 available for community halls in N Ireland](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/27/500000-available-community-halls-n-ireland/)**( 27 October 2016) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)