# 43% of top 100 fundraising charities saw income decrease in 2017/18

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/06/07/43-of-top-100-fundraising-charities-saw-income-decrease-in-2017-18/
- Published: 2019-06-07T08:32:34+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Almost half – 43% – of the top 100 fundraising charities in the UK experienced
a drop in income during 2017/18, according to the latest Top 100 Fundraisers Spotlight.**
The [Charity Financials report,](https://secure.charityfinancials.com/library/?pitem=top-100-fundraisers-2019)
published by The Fundraiser, reveals that overall, voluntary fundraised income to
the top 100 charities accounted for one-third of all voluntary donations at £5.9bn,
increasing by 0.5% after adjusting for inflation and constituting the largest share
of fundraising charities’ income in 2017/18, at just over half (51.3%). This is 
followed by £1.24bn from charitable activities and £0.96bn from statutory income.
The report also shows the top charities by fundraised income to be Cancer Research
UK at £443.2m, followed by the British Heart Foundation at £295.9m and Sightsavers
International at £291.8m. The top 10 fundraisers collectively raised £2,186.7m.  
International causes received the most in both fundraising and total income, with
a 29% share of all fundraised income at £1.7bn, followed by health charities at 
£1.6bn and welfare/special needs at £8bn. Other findings include:

 * Total income reached £9.6 billion, maintaining its value with a slight above-
   inflation increase of 0.8%
 * Six of the top 10 charities experienced a fall in fundraising income after adjusting
   for inflation, including Cancer Research UK, Macmillan Cancer Support and Oxfam
   GB
 * Legacy gifts providing 25.8% of voluntary fundraised income, with 2017/18 seeing
   a growth from £7m to £21m

 The report also highlights that while the value of the top 100 fundraising charities’
total income has increased slightly over the last two years, since 2014/15 the annual
growth rate has been on a downward trajectory, declining from 6.2% to 0.8% in 2017/
18, after adjusting for inflation. This is the fourth Top 100 Fundraisers report
and was authored by Cathy Pharoah, Visiting Professor of Charity Funding and co-
Director of the Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy Research at Cass Business
School. It can be [downloaded](https://secure.charityfinancials.com/library/?pitem=top-100-fundraisers-2019)
from the Charity Financials site.  

 * **[BlackRock launches Charities Growth & Income Fund](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/06/26/blackrock-launches-charities-growth-income-fund/)**(
   26 June 2019)
 * **[Torchbox hands over 100% of business to employees to ensure independence](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/06/28/torchbox-hands-over-100-of-business-to-employees-to-ensure-independence/)**(
   28 June 2019)
 * **[Donations declared in tax returns rise to £3.18 billion](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/07/09/donations-declared-in-tax-returns-rise-to-3-18-billion/)**(
   9 July 2019)

![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader-
2x.gif)

## 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/)