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Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

WORLDWIDE CANCER RESEARCH 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/09/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Charitable activities £323,323 £198,792 £82,837 £369,115
Donations & Legacies £12,272,117 £9,168,193 £9,283,683 £10,305,544
Other Income £62,650 £1,205,669 £653,591
Investment Income £455,594 £363,875 £371,049 £371,121 £364,826
Total income £11,714,899 £13,113,684 £10,936,529 £10,391,160 £10,818,649 £10,124,843
Charitable activities spending £5,605,677 £5,346,587 £3,735,720 £6,735,851 £7,538,721
Fundraising costs 29% 35% 34% 33% 29% 41%
Other spending £646,770
Total spending £8,009,696 £10,662,550 £8,540,726 £6,809,718 £9,772,231 £11,523,641
Surplus/deficit £3,705,203 £2,451,134 £2,395,803 £3,581,442 £1,046,418 -£1,398,798
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Established: 30 years

www.worldwidecancerresearch.org

Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
Purposes
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • People with disabilities or health problems

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (11)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 47-64
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 26/10/1994, number: SC022918
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/09/1994, number: SC152991
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

3rd Floor, 121 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4YN

Objectives

The company's objects are to promote, conduct and support research into the causes, prevention, treatment and cure of cancer and associated conditions, and to promote publication of the useful results of such research.

Data Sources

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