Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 6

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Good reserves management: +3
Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 16

CANCER RESEARCH UK

Cancer Research UK is dedicated to saving lives through research. Our mission is to prevent, control and cure cancer through our ground-breaking research and in the last 40 years our work has helped double survival rates. But there is more work to be done. The only charity fighting over 200 types of cancer, we rely on every pound donated to help get us closer to beating cancer.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£718,793	£640,845	£77,948	£105,599	£381,749	£327,457	6.1	4,591	25,000
31/03/22		£668,369	£665,948	£2,421	£99,728	£377,942	£325,329	5.9	4,312	30,000
31/03/21		£582,083	£570,561	£11,523	£66,321	£292,008	£232,146	4.9	4,386	30,000
31/03/20		£656,107	£703,553	£-47,446	£93,315	£298,563	£234,196	4	4,607	40,000
31/03/19		£671,894	£783,268	£-111,374	£99,054	£343,154	£289,627	4.4	4,417	40,000
31/03/18		£634,362	£652,233	£-17,871	£95,830	£409,328	£358,840	6.6	4,105	0
31/03/17		£679,281	£665,585	£13,696	£106,485	£383,508	£346,210	6.2	3,909	0
31/03/16		£635,145	£629,837	£5,308	£187,323	£384,474	£337,587	6.4	3,663	0
31/03/15		£634,808	£602,097	£32,711	£178,316	£337,008	£281,967	5.6	3,964	0
31/03/14		£665,411	£540,260	£125,150	£161,052	£313,188	£277,357	6.2	3,798	0
31/03/13		£536,557	£515,376	£21,182	£151,127	£195,559	£160,495	3.7	3,845	0
31/03/12		£492,627	£498,250	£-5,623	£150,135	£181,249	£159,117	3.8	3,968	0
31/03/11		£482,527	£492,805	£-10,278	£152,261	£185,931	£166,126	4	3,985	0
31/03/10		£514,946	£466,968	£47,978	£144,486	£181,802	£159,888	4.1	3,993	0
31/03/09		£498,211	£460,418	£37,793	£142,257	£148,300	£133,874	3.5	4,026	0
31/03/08		£476,559	£475,773	£786	£130,731	£107,933	£92,696	2.3	4,053	0
31/03/07	*	£467,636	£533,166	£-65,530	£127,888	£138,006	£122,060	2.7	3,811	0
31/03/06	*	£380,813	£342,695	£38,118	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	*	£347,861	£292,836	£55,025	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£309,637	£301,318	£8,319	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 18.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £250,000-£300,000
Liabilities/Assets: 66%
Liabilities/Income: 81%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 6.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 23 years

www.cancerresearchuk.org

secretariat@cancer.org.uk

020 7242 0200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Medical research

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Garfield Weston Foundation	£2,000,000
Department for Education	£6,933
Co-Operative Group	£6,207
The Shears Foundation	£5,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2024 Match - Cancer Research UK
£5,000	19/06/2024	Ethical research into specific medical conditions
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Cancer Research UK
£500	16/08/2023	Staff Sponsorship - completing the Wheel 100 miles challenge for Cancer Research
Westminster Foundation - Staff match funding - Cancer Research UK - 14/05/2023
£1,000	14/05/2023 1	Staff Match Funding
The Shears Foundation - Cancer Research UK
£5,500	06/04/2023	Exploring genetic dark matter to decipher the origins of childhood cancers.
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Cancer Research UK
£500	06/04/2023	Stand Up To Cancer Walkies Challenge - Staff Sponsorship for our colleague
CareTech foundation - Match Funding Grant
£1,315	19/10/2022	Match funding Grant awarded to registered charity in the UK to support the applicant's fundraising efforts.
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Cancer Research UK
£500	20/05/2022	Staff Sponsorship - Race for Life at Waddesdon Manor on the 18th May to raise funds for Cancer Research.
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Cancer Research UK
£500	20/05/2022	Staff Sponsorship - Race for Life at Waddesdon Manor on the 18th May to raise funds for Cancer Research.
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Cancer Research UK
£500	20/05/2022	Staff Sponsorship - Race for Life at Waddesdon Manor on the 18th May to raise funds for Cancer Research.
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Cancer Research UK
£500	20/05/2022	Staff Sponsorship - Race for Life at Waddesdon Manor on the 18th May to raise funds for Cancer Research.
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Cancer Research UK
£500	20/05/2022	Staff Sponsorship - Race for Life at Waddesdon Manor on the 18th May to raise funds for Cancer Research.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Cancer Research UK
£1,000	09/05/2022	Supporting employees fundraising for Cancer Research UK
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£1,000,000	22/04/2022	Francis Crick Institute - CAMP
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Cancer Research UK
£500	30/10/2021	Staff Sponsorship grant to Cancer Research UK following Jess Young completing the Race for Life at Waddesdon.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cancer Research UK's Rudgwick Community Hub
£2,484	23/10/2021	We are looking to create a Community Hub in Rudgwick to bring residents together to fight cancer and support Cancer Research UK's life-saving work.
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Cancer Research UK
£500	11/10/2021	Staff Sponsorship grant for Cancer Research UK following Naomi Richards completing the Race for Life at Waddesdon
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Cancer Research
£3,750	21/04/2021	Discretionary grant awarded
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Relay for Life Cranleigh & Rudgwick
£3,723	24/10/2020	Relay for Life brings the community together to raise funds for CRUK and seeks to improve the wellbeing of the whole community.
Department for Education - Apprenticeships Participation 18+
£6,933	01/04/2020	To fund the provision of apprenticeship training.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£1,000,000	27/03/2020	Paterson Building Project
The Shears Foundation - Cancer Research UK
£15,000	05/08/2019	Targeting white blood cells (neutrophils) in hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer)
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cancer Research U.K. Christchurch Branch for Southampton Research Facility
£3,451	19/11/2018	We want to provide funding to develop a form of research which seems to be having good results with certain types of cancer.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-74

CATHERINE EVE SMAJE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Partner

DR ROBERT JAMES CAMPBELL EASTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

HITESH THAKRAR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

JOANNE MARY SHAW Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

LORD SIMON STEVENS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Member Of The House Of Lords Of The United Kingdom

MARK PHILIP EVANS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director

PROFESSOR GERARD IAN EVAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: University Professor And Research Scientist

PROFESSOR MOIRA KATHERINE BRIGID WHYTE OBE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Vp & Head, College Of Medicine & Vet Medicine

PROFESSOR NICHOLAS CLWYD JONES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

PROFESSOR PAMELA RENATE KEARNS PHD FRCPCH Appointed: 2021

PETER ALAN CHAMBRE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

PROFESSOR DAME NANCY JANE ROTHWELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Emeritus Professor

PROFESSOR DOREEN ANN CANTRELL FRS Appointed: 2022

RAKSHIT KAPOOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Global Chief Data Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/11/2001, number: 1089464
Registered at Companies House on 20/11/2001, number: 04325234

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

Linked charity: GIBB RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND
14/01/2015 - Asset transfer in from INDIAN CHRISTIAN WELFARE ORGANISAITON (UK)
30/11/2016 - Asset transfer in from THE MARTIN PATERSON FOUNDATION
12/12/2016 - Asset transfer in from MARGARET ELUNED JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST
14/06/2017 - Asset transfer in from PINNACLE CANCER RESEARCH TRUST
16/07/2019 - Asset transfer in from THE LAKHANI CHARITABLE TRUST
06/08/2019 - Asset transfer in from FRODSHAM NURSING FUND
11/12/2019 - Asset transfer in from J H K BRUNNER CHARITABLE TRUST
20/10/2020 - Asset transfer in from THE BASIL LARSEN 1999 CHARITABLE TRUST
09/02/2021 - Asset transfer in from THE ELIZABETH HALL CANCER CARE CHARITABLE TRUST
12/05/2021 - Asset transfer in from ROYAL ANTEDILUVIAN ORDER OF BUFFALOES GRAND COUNCIL CONVALESCENT FUND
27/09/2021 - Asset transfer in from EASTBOURNE DEAF CLUB
30/09/2021 - Asset transfer in from THE CORDON CHARITY
21/12/2021 - Asset transfer in from BIDDULPH MOOR COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS
24/02/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE PENTECOSTAL EVENTIDE TRUST
25/04/2023 - Asset transfer in from THE BUSENHART - MORGAN - EVANS FOUNDATION
31/10/2023 - Asset transfer in from HARVEST END WOMENS CLUB
24/01/2024 - Asset transfer in from MRS S L CHAMBERS' CHARITABLE TRUST
24/01/2024 - Asset transfer in from MRS S L CHAMBERS' CHARITABLE TRUST
23/02/2024 - Asset transfer in from CHRIST LIFE MISSION CHURCH TRUST
08/04/2024 - Asset transfer in from THE KEN ROSE CHARITABLE TRUST
08/08/2024 - Asset transfer in from WESSEX UROLOGY SUPPORT GROUP
27/08/2024 - Asset transfer in from PEI YING CHINESE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
20/09/2024 - Asset transfer in from THE JEPSON-HEARN CHARITY WILL TRUST
10/10/2024 - Asset transfer in from WANTAGE ROTARY CLUB TRUST FUND
Linked charity: WAR ON CANCER

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 37 days late, AR04: 64 days late,

Main office

Cancer Research UK
2 Redman Place
LONDON
E20 1JQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BY RESEARCH INTO THE NATURE, CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF ALL FORMS OF CANCER, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINDINGS OF RESEARCH INTO PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF CANCER AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT PRIMARY OBJECT, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RAISE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SUCH MATTERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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