Cancer Research UK

Registered charity 1089464 Registered since 2001

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

3.4y median 3y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

11.3y

average years in governance

11 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 14The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 14Arts/culture/heritage/science 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 15Professional services 11Finance 10

Boards that share trustees

The Alan Turing Institute 1 shared trustee
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Charity 1 shared trustee
Imperial Cancer Research Fund 1 shared trustee
The Young VIC Company 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Charity 1 shared trustee
Imperial Cancer Research Fund 1 shared trustee
The Alan Turing Institute 1 shared trustee
The Young VIC Company 1 shared trustee
Cardiff University Similar size; both Health
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Contact

Website	www.cancerresearchuk.org
Email	secretariat@cancer.org.uk
Phone	020 7242 0200
Address	Cancer Research UK, 2 Redman Place, LONDON, E20 1JQ

Finances

£734,753,802 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£582,083,475	£570,560,852
2022	£668,369,451	£665,948,138
2023	£718,793,137	£640,845,146
2024	£684,207,447	£692,424,949
2025	£734,753,802	£714,723,789

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

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.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/11/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/05/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/09/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/09/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/09/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/07/2012 AS AMENDED ON 19 JUL 2018AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 SEP 2020 as amended on 21 Oct 2020 as amended on 08 Oct 2025

Trustees (14)

14trustees

63median age

3aged 70+

Catherine Eve Smajeage 47 since 2024
Dr Robert James Campbell Eastonage 63 since 2020
Hitesh Thakrarage 64 since 2023
Joanne Mary Shawage 62 since 2020
Lord Simon Stevensage 59 since 2023
Mark Philip Evansage 53 since 2024
Professor Gerard IAN Evanage 70 since 2022
Professor Nicholas Clwyd Jonesage 76 since 2020
Professor Pamela Renate Kearns PhD Frcpch since 2021
Professor Dame Nancy Jane Rothwellage 70 since 2024
Professor Doreen Ann Cantrell FRS since 2022
Professor Dr Reinier Harm Medemaage 61 since 2025
Rakshit Kapoorage 52 since 2023
Sarah Whitneyage 63 since 2026

Linked company (Companies House)

Cancer Research UK · 04325234 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 20/11/2001

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (4)

The Young VIC Company 1 shared trustee
The Alan Turing Institute 1 shared trustee
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Charity 1 shared trustee
Imperial Cancer Research Fund 1 shared trustee

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