Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company

Cancerwise

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

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

Network

The large node is Cancerwise. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 50

  1. Alan Peter Chambers 2018-2019 Director View profile
  2. Julie Therese Hawkins 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. Jenny Louise Glass 2017-2019 Director View profile
  4. Alexandra Kathryn Scott 2016-2017 Director View profile
  5. Harriet Jemima Sergeant 2016-2016 Director View profile
  6. Timothy Leslie Hill 2016-2022 Director View profile
  7. Dr Alison Mary Lewis-Smith 2015-2018 Director View profile
  8. Lesley Ann Stanleigh-Turner 2015-2017 Director View profile
  9. Jane Anne Bartholomew 2015-2022 Director View profile
  10. Margaret Dascalopoulos 2015-2016 Director View profile
  11. Barbara Howden Richards 2013-2016 Director View profile
  12. Karen Bowles 2012-2013 Director View profile
  13. John Christy Beckett 2011-2012 Director View profile
  14. Katherine Maura Adams 2010-2014 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Wood 2009-2015 Director View profile
  16. Benjamin Cooper 2009-2010 Director View profile
  17. Kevin Andrew Coppard 2009-2016 Director View profile
  18. William Smith 2008-2012 Director View profile
  19. Marnie Elizabeth Duval 2007-2009 Director View profile
  20. David Shankland Mallan 2007-2013 Director View profile
  21. Alison Virginia Cameron Daw 2006-2008 Director View profile
  22. Dorothy Edith Leila Parker 2006-2010 Director View profile
  23. Michael Edward Parker 2005-2009 Director View profile
  24. Diane Catherine Townson 2005-2017 Director View profile
  25. Richard William Cook 2004-2006 Director View profile
  26. Gabriella Kispal 2002-2006 Director View profile
  27. Barbara Pomfret 2001-2002 Director View profile
  28. Sheila Anne Gillan 2001-2006 Director View profile
  29. David Garfield Rowlands 2000-2004 Director View profile
  30. Hon Lady Judith Rosemary Rous 2000-2007 Director View profile
  31. Susan Mary Hind 2000-2001 Director View profile
  32. John Richard Bryden 1998-2006 Director View profile
  33. Marjorie Ann Rowland 1998-2008 Director View profile
  34. Seymour, Ernestjohn, Doctor 1995-2012 Director View profile
  35. Ann Margaret Rapnik 1994-2000 Director View profile
  36. Maureen Patricia Warren 1993-1996 Director View profile
  37. Freda Rose Woolsgrove 1993-1995 Director View profile
  38. Elaine Anne Garrett-Simpson 1993-1999 Director View profile
  39. Derek John Ace 1993-1996 Director View profile
  40. Daphne Roberta Clarke 1993-2002 Director View profile
  41. David Couse Holmes 1998 Director View profile
  42. Peter James Rivett 1999 Director View profile
  43. John Pawsey 1993 Director View profile
  44. Julie Fraser-Robinson 1991 Director View profile
  45. Dr David Owen 1995 Director View profile
  46. Dennis Fleming-Chart 1994 Director View profile
  47. Christine Vivienne Green 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  48. Jennifer Ann Sanderson 2012-2015 Secretary View profile
  49. Frederick James Fergusson 2007-2012 Secretary View profile
  50. Keith Charles Parker 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

Incorporated
26/03/1984
Also a registered charity
Cancerwise

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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.

  • Diane Catherine Townson ceased 2017-10-27
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Timothy Leslie Hill ceased 2022-08-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Lesley Ann Stanleigh-Turner ceased 2017-03-20
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Jane Anne Bartholomew ceased 2022-12-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-12-22
  • Richard Martin Meredith ceased 2023-02-14
    significant influence · notified 2017-02-21
  • Jenny Louise Glass ceased 2019-10-22
    significant influence · notified 2017-11-21
  • Alan Peter Chambers ceased 2019-02-19
    significant influence · notified 2018-06-19
  • Possible match - 5 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 5 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Cancerwise is controlled by Diane Catherine Townson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-10-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Diane Catherine Townson.

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.

Grants received

8 grants · £67,914 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £67,914 (8 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £16,0002026-01-08
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £11,2002024-10-07
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002023-08-18
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,3332022-05-27
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £6,9962021-05-27
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.

5 directors on the board

5.7y median 7.2y
average tenure
9.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

0
left in the last 12 months

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.

Health and social care 1Other 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01803307
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.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data