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Cancercare (North Lancashire & South Cumbria)

Other human health activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 33

  1. Gwyneth Mary Chesters 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Alison Ruth Scott 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Maria Chambers 2019-2021 Director View profile
  4. Karen Patricia Hine 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Kate Elizabeth Hodgson 2016-2022 Director View profile
  6. Norah Marie Mercer 2016-2020 Director View profile
  7. Shane Robert Patrick Tickell 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Elizabeth Anne Mayo 2015-2017 Director View profile
  9. Neil James Townsend 2015-2019 Director View profile
  10. Anthony Charles Gatrell 2014-2017 Director View profile
  11. Fiona Jane Weir 2014-2022 Director View profile
  12. Professor Gillian Alison Baynes 2014-2025 Director View profile
  13. Dr John David Eaton 2014-2023 Director View profile
  14. Catherine Mary Holland 2013-2019 Director View profile
  15. Gary Francis Pycroft 2013-2013 Director View profile
  16. Gary Francis Rycroft 2013-2016 Director View profile
  17. Professor John Patrick Davis 2012-2014 Director View profile
  18. Lynne Burnside Stafford 2011-2014 Director View profile
  19. Reverend David John Crouchley 2010-2011 Director View profile
  20. Enid Margaret Holmes 2010-2011 Director View profile
  21. Geoffrey Barrie Payne 2009-2011 Director View profile
  22. Trudy Jean Johnston 2009-2012 Director View profile
  23. Timothy Derek Jonathan Bennett 2008-2014 Director View profile
  24. Mark Wesley Burrow 2007-2015 Director View profile
  25. Dr David Martin Elliott 2007-2016 Director View profile
  26. Robert Mitchel Webb 2007-2016 Director View profile
  27. Margaret Anne Mccaldin 2007-2009 Director View profile
  28. Mervyn Bonnett Bonnett 2007-2014 Director View profile
  29. Dr David Walter Fyfe 2007-2013 Director View profile
  30. William Stanley Howarth 2007-2007 Director View profile
  31. Elizabeth Ingram 2007-2010 Director View profile
  32. Prof Malcolm Barron Mcillmurray 2007-2009 Director View profile
  33. Peter Michael Hearne 2007-2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other human health activities
Incorporated
09/05/2007
Registered office
Lancaster
Also a registered charity
Cancercare (North Lancashire & South Cumbria)
Previous names
Cancercare North Lancashire and South Lakeland (until 01/11/2017)

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. Cancercare (North Lancashire & South Cumbria) is controlled by Andrew Simon Birchall
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-10-03, ceased 2024-07-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrew Simon Birchall.

1 other company 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.

Grants received

10 grants · £424,416 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

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £212,353 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £151,063 (5 grants)
  • BBC Children in Need · £61,000 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,0932024-03-21
  • BBC Children in Need £5002022-10-20
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002022-10-07
  • Department for Work and Pensions £60,8052022-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £90,0002021-09-17
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.

11 directors on the board

4.7y median 3.4y
average tenure
12.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Public administration 2Business services 1Education 1Health 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06241210
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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