The country’s largest charity is closing 200 high street shops! Has the charity sector retail collapse begun?
Cancer Research UK has confirmed plans to close nearly 200 shops and shut down its entire online marketplace by 2027 — a move that exposes deep cracks in the UK’s charity retail model.
In this episode, I break down why this is happening, what it means for staff, volunteers and donors — and how it connects to the rise of resale apps like Vinted and Depop, rising NI costs and the broken economics of charity retail.
🎙️ Timestamps:
0:00 – Charity retail collapsing: The evidence to prove it!
00:16 – Why are 200 high street shops closing?
04:43 – The online marketplace shutdown.
05:44 – What is the superstore ‘Big Box’ strategy?
07:34 – The social cost of closures!
08:05 – An inevitable and necessary economic adjustment?
10:04 – A striking coincidence, retail income versus expenditure!
10:49 – The human cost of closures!
11:52 – What does the future look like?
12:49 – The bottom line; giving up or evolution?
13:51– Cancer Research UK annual reports and accounts statement.
14:45 – How to link to the full Cancer Research UK document.
Credit to : Antiques Central