About us

We have funded more than £1 million worth of state-of-the-art equipment and anyone treated for cancer locally is likely to have benefitted from diagnostic and treatment apparatus purchased by FORCE.

We fund a productive programme of cancer research in Exeter with results published internationally and widely presented at conferences, home and abroad. To provide vital training for cancer researchers of the future, we set up studentships at the University of Exeter Medical School.

We consider it essential that all the services provided by our team of highly experienced and professional staff are available free of charge and we never lose sight of how important it is to provide the personal touch.

It costs up to £1.7 million every year to maintain the services we provide. None of that money comes routinely from the NHS, Government or any other national source – we generate it all ourselves, principally from three major sources.

Voluntary income – legacies, contributions in memoriam, donations, grants and Gift Aid – historically accounts for around one third of the charity’s revenue. The rest comes from our charity shop in Heavitree and a series of highly successful fundraising events.

We pride ourselves on our considerate approach to fundraising because none of what we do would be possible without the huge amount of support we receive from the community, including from an army of volunteers.