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The Cancer Research Campaign

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 50

  1. Philip Julian Howard Almond 2020-2026 Director View profile
  2. Niamh O'Sullivan 2017-2020 Director View profile
  3. Andrew William Hibbert 2017-2017 Director View profile
  4. Ian Peter Kenyon 2014-2017 Director View profile
  5. Bob Miles 2013-2014 Director View profile
  6. Dr Harpal Singh Kumar 2013-2013 Director View profile
  7. Lynne Robb 2009-2013 Director View profile
  8. Sir John Leopold Egan 2000-2002 Director View profile
  9. Dame Bridget Margaret Ogilvie 2000-2002 Director View profile
  10. Professor Jeffrey Stewart Tobias 2000-2002 Director View profile
  11. Professor David Craig Carter 2000-2002 Director View profile
  12. Lady Chadlington 1998-2002 Director View profile
  13. Clive Strowger 1998-2002 Director View profile
  14. Sir Derek Harry Roberts 1998-2001 Director View profile
  15. Professor Henry John Evans 1997-2002 Director View profile
  16. Sir Mark Henry Richmond 1997-2002 Director View profile
  17. Professor Julian Michael Arthur Whitehouse 1997-2002 Director View profile
  18. Francis Edward Worsley 1997-2002 Director View profile
  19. David Alexander Caruth 1996-2002 Director View profile
  20. Metcalfe, James Charles, Ma Phd 1995-2000 Director View profile
  21. Maurice Louis Slevin 1995-2000 Director View profile
  22. Christopher Stronge 1993-1998 Director View profile
  23. Hurd, Judy Jennifer, Lady Hurd of Westwell 1992-2002 Director View profile
  24. Professor Peter Selby 1992-1995 Director View profile
  25. Geoffrey Neil Van Cutsem 1992-2002 Director View profile
  26. Professor Sir John Bertrand Gurdon 1992-1997 Director View profile
  27. Sir John Michael Middlecott Banham 2002 Director View profile
  28. Professor David Gilbert Harnden 1992 Director View profile
  29. Professor Sir David Keith Peters 1999 Director View profile
  30. Sir Kenneth Ronald Stowe 2002 Director View profile
  31. Lady Margaret Josephine Benson 2002 Director View profile
  32. Peter John Manser 2000 Director View profile
  33. Lady Elizabeth Georgina Alice Cavendish 1996 Director View profile
  34. Professor Derek Clissold Burke 1997 Director View profile
  35. Sir Robin John Dent 1995 Director View profile
  36. Maclennan, Robert Adam Ross, the Rt Hon the Lord Maclennan of Rogart\ 2001 Director View profile
  37. Richard David Cairns Hubbard 1998 Director View profile
  38. Elizabeth Jane Claire Walker 2022-2022 Secretary View profile
  39. Eleanor Frances Doohan 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  40. Niamh O'Sullivan 2014-2020 Secretary View profile
  41. Gillian Diane Marcus 2013-2021 Secretary View profile
  42. Clare Marie Ann Shepherd 2012-2013 Secretary View profile
  43. Rosanna Roughley 2009-2012 Secretary View profile
  44. Diane Elizabeth Scott 2002-2009 Secretary View profile
  45. Peter Michael Hinchliffe 2002-2002 Secretary View profile
  46. David Gary Seidel 1999-2002 Secretary View profile
  47. James Davidson 1999-1999 Secretary View profile
  48. Meirion Edward Harries 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  49. Edward Roy Whithear 1996-1997 Secretary View profile
  50. David Charles De Peyer 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/05/1923
Also a registered charity
The Cancer Research Campaign

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. The Cancer Research Campaign is controlled by Cancer Research UK
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Cancer Research UK.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

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

1 directors on the board

0.2y median 0.2y
average tenure
0.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

1
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

1
corporate seats

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00190141
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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