Radiotherapy UK

What Radiotherapy UK does

Radiotherapy UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (no. 1135902) and the only UK charity dedicated exclusively to improving radiotherapy treatment. It serves three primary constituencies: cancer patients and their families seeking accessible information about radiotherapy, radiotherapy professionals seeking workforce and career resources, and the general public engaged through advocacy campaigns such as #CatchUpWithCancer and Radiotherapy4Life. The organization operates the Patients & Families Hub — a free accredited information resource used by approximately 5,000 people each month — alongside the RTUK Talks webinar series, the daily Radiotherapy Daily newsletter for professionals, and the annual Miles4Radiotherapy virtual fundraising challenge.

The charity's core "products" are content, events, and advocacy rather than technology platforms. Its digital surface consists of the radiotherapy.org.uk website, email newsletters distributed via Mailchimp, and donation integrations with GivenGain, JustGiving, Donorbox, and a text-to-donate service. The charity states it is entirely vendor-neutral and receives no government funding, instead operating on individual donations, corporate sponsorships (Siemens Healthineers, Ergéa, AstraZeneca, Xiel, OIS – Oncology Imaging Systems), event proceeds, and grant funding. The organization holds the Secretariat role for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Radiotherapy and is a member of the Global Coalition for Radiotherapy, embedding it within UK and international radiotherapy policy networks. Key leadership comprises Professor Pat Price (Chair) and Sarah Quinlan MBE (Director), both of whom drive the charity's media strategy.

Name

Radiotherapy UK

Legal name

Radiotherapy UK

Website

https://radiotherapy.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Radiotherapy UK is the only UK charity dedicated exclusively to radiotherapy, providing free patient information resources, workforce support for radiotherapy professionals, and advocacy campaigns such as #CatchUpWithCancer to influence UK cancer treatment policy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Radiotherapy Charity and Advocacy Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Radiation Oncology (HLAKAFAC)

Keywords

• Radiotherapy advocacy
• Patient information resources
• Cancer treatment awareness
• Charity fundraising events
• Healthcare policy campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Radiotherapy UK receives donations from individuals through various methods including text message donations (text RTUK to 70085 for £5), online donations via their website, and payroll giving through approved agencies. They also accept tribute funds in memory of loved ones through the MuchLoved platform.
2. Fundraising Events: The charity organizes the Miles4Radiotherapy virtual summer challenge where participants raise money through physical activities. Sponsorship opportunities exist at different levels (Ultra, Sprint sponsors).
3. Corporate Sponsorships: Radiotherapy UK receives grant funding and sponsorships from organizations in the radiotherapy field. Siemens Healthineers and Ergéa sponsor the Radiotherapy Daily newsletter. AstraZeneca provided grant funding for the RTUK Talks series. They state they are vendor neutral and work with organizations sharing mutual interest in promoting radiotherapy.
4. Grant Funding: The organization receives grant funding from healthcare companies and has partnered with academic institutions on research projects, such as the £835,000 NIHR grant for gynaecological cancer research working with Lancaster University.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Radiotherapy UK is a registered charity that provides free, accredited information resources to cancer patients and families about radiotherapy treatment, supports the radiotherapy workforce through webinars and daily news, and runs advocacy campaigns to influence UK government policy on cancer treatment access and waiting times. The charity funds these activities through individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and grants.

Product overview

Radiotherapy UK is a UK-based charity offering a unified suite of patient support and professional resources focused on radiotherapy treatment. The core offering includes a free Patients & Families Hub providing accredited radiotherapy information, the RTUK Talks webinar series for workforce development, a daily Radiotherapy Daily newsletter for professionals, the Miles4Radiotherapy annual fundraising challenge, and the #CatchUpWithCancer advocacy campaign. These products work together to support cancer patients, advocate for improved cancer services, and empower the radiotherapy workforce.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• #CatchUpWithCancer: A campaign launched with Craig and Mandy Russell asking the government to boost cancer services and ensure cancer patients receive quicker and better cancer treatment.
• Miles4Radiotherapy
• Radiotherapy4Life

Products and services

• Patients & Families Hub

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 in 4 cancer patients will need radiotherapy in their lifetime
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• All Party Parliamentary Group for Radiotherapy (APPG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadiotherapy UK serves as the Secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Radiotherapy, providing administrative and analytical support for parliamentary advocacy on radiotherapy issues.
• Global Coalition for RadiotherapyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadiotherapy UK is a member of the Global Coalition for Radiotherapy, participating in international efforts to advance radiotherapy access and awareness.
• Rad ChatminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRad Chat is a media partner for the Miles4Radiotherapy fundraising challenge, helping promote the annual event.
• Lancaster University and Bangor UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership where Radiotherapy UK is the charity partner on a £835,000 NIHR-funded project to help patients living with gynaecological cancers. The partnership involves events to raise awareness of radiotherapy and gynaecological cancers.
• Bryan Robson OBEminorOthersFormer England football captain who has shown personal support for the #CatchUpWithCancer campaign, joining parliamentary events on World Cancer Day and lending his profile to raise awareness.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Prostate Cancer UK: UK charity focused on prostate cancer, providing patient information, research funding, and campaigning. Comparable to Radiotherapy UK as a UK single-cancer charity combining information, advocacy, and fundraising, but operating in a different disease vertical with a larger established donor base.
• Bowel Cancer UK: UK charity dedicated to bowel cancer, combining patient information, awareness, research, and policy work. Directly relevant because the #CatchUpWithCancer campaign was co-founded with the Russell family after losing their daughter Kelly to bowel cancer, making Bowel Cancer UK a thematic peer in patient advocacy and awareness.
• Breast Cancer Now: UK charity formed from the merger of Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Campaign, focused on breast cancer research, information, and policy. Comparable as a UK single-disease cancer charity running patient information and policy advocacy, though focused on a different disease than radiotherapy specifically.

Broad incumbents

• Macmillan Cancer Support: Major UK cancer charity providing patient information, financial support, and campaigning across all cancer types. Comparable as a UK cancer-information and advocacy charity competing for individual donations, but with a much broader cancer scope and a large-scale fundraising infrastructure that Radiotherapy UK does not have.
• Cancer Research UK: The UK's largest cancer charity, funding research, information, and policy work across all cancer types. Comparable to Radiotherapy UK as a UK-based cancer charity competing for donor mindshare and policy influence, but operates at vastly greater scale and across all cancer modalities rather than radiotherapy specifically.

Direct peers

• Maggie's: UK cancer support charity operating centres that provide information, psychological support, and resources to people affected by cancer. Comparable to Radiotherapy UK as a UK cancer-information charity with physical/digital touchpoints for patients and families, though Maggie's focuses on in-centre support rather than modality-specific advocacy.
• Young Lives vs Cancer: UK charity (formerly CLIC Sargent) supporting children and young people with cancer and their families. Comparable as a UK cancer charity providing age/demographic-specific patient information and advocacy, though focused on the under-25 cohort rather than a specific treatment modality like radiotherapy.
• Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation: UK charity dedicated specifically to lung cancer, combining patient information, research funding, and advocacy. Highly comparable to Radiotherapy UK as a UK single-disease-focused cancer charity running parallel functions: patient resources, professional engagement, policy advocacy, and corporate-funded programmes.

Regional players

• Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM): UK professional body for physicists, engineers, and technologists working in healthcare, including radiotherapy physics. Comparable to Radiotherapy UK's workforce-facing arm (job listings, RTUK Talks webinars, Ambassadors' Network) as it engages the same radiotherapy professional community in the UK, though as a membership body rather than a charity.

Others

• Global Coalition for Radiotherapy: International coalition of which Radiotherapy UK is a member, focused on advancing global access to radiotherapy. Comparable as a radiotherapy-specific advocacy body, but is an enabling coalition rather than a UK fundraising charity, making it a peer organisation rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Radiotherapy_UK
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7-jdxe5On5rZ8mgk1C5hzg
• Facebookfacebook.com/RadioTUK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/radiotherapyuk
• Instagraminstagram.com/radiotherapy_uk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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