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Registered charity (CIO) · Highgate

ACT for Cancer

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £65k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.actforcancer.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2024

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£65k£21k
Charitable objects

RELIEF OF SICKNESS - TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED/HARD-TO-TREAT CANCER WHO MAY BE SEEKING CLINICAL TRIALS AND EXPANDED TREATMENT OPTIONS BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ADVISORY SERVICES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN HEALTH CARE - THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EXPERT INFORMATION SITES, SYMPOSIUMS AND BY PUBLICATIONS DEVOTED TO TREATING ADVANCED CANCER.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

4 trustees on the board

1.2y median 1.5y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 4

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1210147
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Sep 2024
Contact on the register
02031375088 · hello@actforcancer.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
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