Cavendish Cancer Care

Name

Cavendish Cancer Care

Website

https://cavcare.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cavendish Cancer Care is a Sheffield-based UK non-profit, founded in 1991, that provides therapies, counselling, and support services to cancer patients through a small (11–50 employee) community-scale operation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cancer Support Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

Keywords

• Cancer support services
• Complementary therapies
• Cancer counselling
• Patient support
• Charitable cancer care

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheffield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Core offering

Cavendish Cancer Care is a non-profit organization that provides therapies, counselling, and support services for cancer patients. The organization offers complementary therapies and emotional support aimed at helping individuals cope with the effects of cancer and its treatment, operating from Sheffield in the United Kingdom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cancer Therapies Complementary therapies provided to cancer patients to help them cope with the physical and emotional effects of cancer and its treatment.
• Cancer Counselling Counselling services for cancer patients and families to address the psychological impact of cancer diagnosis and treatment.
• Cancer Support Services Broader support services for individuals affected by cancer, offered by the non-profit to help patients and families navigate the cancer journey.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Broad incumbents

• Macmillan Cancer Support: The UK's largest cancer charity, providing information, support, and financial assistance to people affected by cancer. Directly comparable as a cancer-focused support organization, though operating at national scale with statutory and fundraising capabilities far beyond Cavendish's.
• Hospice UK: National umbrella body supporting hospice and palliative care providers across the UK. Comparable in the broader palliative and serious-illness support space, with member hospices offering therapies and counselling similar to Cavendish.
• Marie Curie: Major UK charity providing care and support for people with terminal illnesses including cancer, including hospice care and nursing services. Comparable as a serious-illness support charity operating across therapy, nursing, and counselling domains.
• Cancer Research UK: The world's largest independent cancer-research charity, with a broader remit including research funding, public health, and patient information. Comparable as a UK cancer charity competitor for donor mindshare, though primarily research-focused.

Direct peers

• Young Lives vs Cancer (formerly CLIC Sargent): UK charity supporting children and young people with cancer and their families through practical, emotional, and financial support. Comparable as a cancer-focused support charity, though with a defined age-cohort specialization.
• Maggie's Centres: UK charity operating centres that provide free emotional, practical, and psychological support to people with cancer and their families. Highly comparable in mission, therapeutic orientation, and target population to Cavendish Cancer Care.
• Penny Brohn UK: UK charity offering complementary therapies, counselling, and wellbeing support to people living with cancer. Closely mirrors Cavendish's multi-modal therapy-plus-counselling model and cancer-patient focus.
• Willow Foundation: UK charity providing special days and wellbeing support for seriously ill adults, including cancer patients. Comparable in mission around improving quality of life for cancer/serious-illness patients through non-clinical support services.
• Look Good Feel Better UK: UK charity delivering wellbeing and self-confidence workshops for people undergoing cancer treatment. Comparable as a complementary cancer-support service, though narrower in scope than Cavendish's therapy and counselling offer.

Emerging players

• Trekstock: UK charity providing tailored support to young adults living with and beyond cancer, including exercise, nutrition, and wellbeing programmes. Comparable as a specialist cancer-support charity with a defined demographic focus, though smaller and more niche than Cavendish.

Market position

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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