FORCE Cancer Charity

Registered charity 1140676 · since 2011forcecancercharity.co.uk·Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£25,000
Annual giving, year to 31 March 2026
From filed accounts
Open to applications
Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • FORCE's stated themes are cancer research and cancer-care equipment, so a request should be clearly about one of these and about local cancer patients.
  • Its stated area is Devon and the counties that border it, and an organisation working outside that area should check that its beneficiaries fall within it before applying.
  • The annual report records £25,000 awarded, with £2,000 going to individuals, so a modest request is more realistic than a large one, although the grant range is not stated.
  • Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and requests for resources to promote the wellbeing of local cancer patients and the wider community go by email to the named contact, so a short email describing the equipment or resource and who it would serve is a sensible first step.

Overview

FORCE Cancer Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1140676).

FORCE began as the Friends of the Oncology and Radiotherapy Centre, Exeter, and it is now a registered charity dedicated to helping local people affected by cancer. It has spent more than £1million on equipment to enhance patient care at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital. It funds clinical research at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital and at the University of Exeter Medical School, and it also provides patient support at its purpose built centre, supports innovation, funds a local research programme and buys state of the art equipment for local cancer treatment centres.

What they fund

Priority Areas

FORCE funds clinical cancer research locally and supports state-of-the-art equipment intended to improve diagnosis, treatment and patient care. Its trustees welcome requests for equipment and other resources that benefit local cancer patients; research is directed and supervised by scientists and clinicians. The charity has also established studentships to train future cancer researchers, and says its locally funded research can have wider benefits. Alongside this grant-making, FORCE provides free support and information, including counselling, group sessions, complementary therapies and advice, for cancer patients and their families. Its work combines locally focused improvements in care with research and direct patient support.

Themes

  • Cancer research
  • Cancer-care equipment

Geographic Focus

Devon and the counties that border it: Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset counties in United Kingdom.

How to apply

For requests for resources to promote the wellbeing of local cancer patients and the wider community, send an application by email to Kate Few-Singh.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to FORCE Cancer Charity.

Grants

Not included above: 2 with no named recipient.

6 years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 March 2021£1,242,353£1,377,358£13,058Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022£1,032,638£1,305,127£26,132Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023£1,867,909£1,274,707—Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024£1,150,445£1,317,759£23,465Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025£1,622,635£1,718,607£35,472Accounts for year to 31 March 2025
year to 31 March 2026——£25,000Accounts for year to 31 March 2026

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021
£13,058 grants
YE 2022
£26,132 grants
YE 2024
£23,465 grants
YE 2025
£35,472 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.

  • Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2024; year to 31 March 2025: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
  • Grants paid, year to 31 March 2026: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

— No grants figure for that year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.

Sources

Other sources

  • Annual report (year to 31 March 2026)

This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.

Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.

🎯 You've done the research. Now write an application they can't refuse.

Hinchilla combines funder's specific priorities with your organisation's past successful grants and AI analysis of what reviewers want to see.

✓

Data privacy and security by default

✓

Your organisation's past successful grants and experience

✓

AI analysis of what reviewers want to see

✓

A compelling draft application in 10 minutes instead of 10 hours

Start your 4-week free trialLearn More

Spotted something that needs correcting? Let us know

Stay Updated

Get updates on FORCE Cancer Charity and other funders

Subscribe
Helpful Hinchilla

Applying to FORCE Cancer Charity?

Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.

Start your 4-week free trial

No credit card required

Contact