# N Ireland ‘highest profile charity’ income increases

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/03/14/northern-ireland-cancer-charity-income-increases/
- Published: 2018-03-14T17:31:47+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**One of Northern Ireland’s largest cancer charities saw its income increase last
year due to a significant increase in legacy income and donations.**

Action Cancer’s income in the 2016/17 financial year stood at £4.3 million, up from
£3.8 million the year before. The growth in income was accounted for by legacy income
of £510,000, from £193,000, while donations increased from £1.9 million to £2.2 
million.

The donations figure includes an in-kind value of £384,000 from Clear Channel for
billboards and adshells.

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During the same period, trading income fell from £1.4 million to £1.3 million. Action
Cancer operates 15 charity shops across Northern Ireland, selling a range of clothing
and furniture from their clothing outlets, vintage shop and furniture stores. The
accounts record the cost of operating the shop network at £933,000.

Action Cancer has a number of high profile corporate relationships and two years
ago celebrated raising £1.5 million with its main sponsor SuperValu for its mobile
screening unit.

Apart from retail costs, the biggest fundraising expenditure was £300,000 on challenge
events. Overall fundraising costs stood at £1.6 million, around the same level as
the year before. The charity employs 37 fundraising staff.

The accounts state that [Action Cancer](http://www.actioncancer.org) has the highest
unprompted recognition in Northern Ireland based on an independent survey.

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