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Cancer Research UK Trading Limited

Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Adrian Paul Walsh 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Jonathan Paul Wass 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Samantha Horne 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Philip Julian Howard Almond 2020-2026 Director View profile
  5. Rita Kuukua Akushie 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Frances Helen Milner 2017-2020 Director View profile
  7. Edward Aspel 2015-2016 Director View profile
  8. David Clive Lindsell 2014-2021 Director View profile
  9. Ian Peter Kenyon 2013-2017 Director View profile
  10. Roger John Matthews 2009-2009 Director View profile
  11. Anthony Henry Percival 2006-2009 Director View profile
  12. Dr Iain Foulkes 2005-2010 Director View profile
  13. Louise Caroline Ryman Holland 2005-2009 Director View profile
  14. Dr Keith Francis Palmer 2004-2006 Director View profile
  15. Ann Elizabeth Waizeneker 2002-2005 Director View profile
  16. Lynne Robb 2002-2013 Director View profile
  17. Claudia Mcvie 2002-2002 Director View profile
  18. Peter David Vicary-Smith 2002-2004 Director View profile
  19. Alison Kay Walter 2002-2002 Director View profile
  20. Roy William John Foster 2002-2004 Director View profile
  21. Clive Strowger 2002-2004 Director View profile
  22. Richard Charles Taylor 2002-2015 Director View profile
  23. Elizabeth Jane Claire Walker 2022-2022 Secretary View profile
  24. Eleanor Frances Doohan 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  25. Niamh O'Sullivan 2014-2020 Secretary View profile
  26. Gillian Diane Marcus 2013-2021 Secretary View profile
  27. Clare Marie Ann Shepherd 2012-2013 Secretary View profile
  28. Rosanna Roughley 2009-2012 Secretary View profile
  29. Diane Elizabeth Scott 2002-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other retail sale in non-specialised stores; Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet; Other service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
18/01/2002
Registered office
London

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.

  • Cancer Research UK
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

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

Ultimately controlled by Cancer Research UK.

12 other companies in this group

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.

4 directors on the board

8.5y median 6.1y
average tenure
21.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Finance 2Professional services 2Health and social care 1Property 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04355631
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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