Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 1

Good reserves management: +3
Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 3

WORLD CANCER RESEARCH FUND

To raise awareness that the risk of cancer is reduced by healthy food and nutrition, physical activity and weight management.To fund cutting-edge research on how the foods we eat, the amount of physical activity we do and our body weight impact our cancer risk so that our diet and health recommendations for reducing the risk of cancer are based on current science.

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Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/22	£10,818	£10,955	£-137	£2,522	£6,387	£6,219	6.8	48	3
30/09/21	£10,813	£10,755	£58	£2,480	£6,514	£6,455	7.2	45	0
30/09/20	£8,866	£8,814	£52	£2,315	£6,457	£6,293	8.6	46	0
30/09/19	£8,832	£8,921	£-89	£2,185	£6,411	£6,345	8.5	45	3
30/09/18	£8,987	£9,161	£-174	£1,978	£6,505	£6,316	8.3	48	0
30/09/17	£8,238	£7,827	£410	£2,012	£6,662	£6,662	10.2	44	0
30/09/16	£8,424	£7,850	£574	£2,111	£6,261	£6,261	9.6	41	0
30/09/15	£8,443	£8,301	£142	£2,185	£5,679	£5,679	8.2	57	0
30/09/14	£8,044	£7,623	£421	£1,978	£5,533	£5,533	8.7	51	0
30/09/13	£8,623	£8,343	£280	£2,124	£5,111	£5,111	7.4	46	0
30/09/12	£8,962	£8,813	£149	£2,465	£4,832	£4,832	6.6	44	0
30/09/11	£8,628	£8,180	£448	£2,303	£4,678	£4,678	6.9	40	0
30/09/10	£8,914	£9,088	£-173	£2,100	£4,241	£4,241	5.6	41	0
30/09/09	£9,669	£9,372	£296	£2,349	£4,438	£4,438	5.7	46	0
30/09/08	£9,261	£8,322	£939	£2,278	£4,089	£4,082	5.9	43	0
30/09/07	£8,714	£8,613	£101	£2,651	£3,168	£3,166	4.4	42	0
30/09/06	£9,077	£8,281	£796	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05	£8,940	£8,198	£741	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04	£7,887	£7,536	£351	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 25.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 23%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 45%
Liabilities/Income: 49%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 6.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 3.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 34 years

www.wcrf-uk.org

wcrf@wcrf.org

02073434200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

48 employees
3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Shears Foundation - World Cancer Research Fund
£10,000	21/04/2020	Supporting people going through cancer treatment in the North East of England to rediscover their enjoyment of food

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 54-77

FRANK NIGEL JACKSON HILL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

ALISON MURIEL SINCLAIR Appointed: 2015, Occupation: None

ANTOINETTE HUNTER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retail Managing Director

PROFESSOR ASHLEY RONALD COOPER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: University Professor

RODERICK POWER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

SUSAN ANDERSON PEPPER, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/10/1990, number: 1000739
Registered at Companies House on 03/09/1990, number: 02536180

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

WORLD CANCER RESEARCH FUND
140 Pentonville Road
LONDON
N1 9FW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, FUND, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE RESEARCH AS TO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF CANCER FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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