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Worldwide Cancer Research

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

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Previous officers 33

  1. Sarah Jane Miskell 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Beverley Jayne Brookes 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Professor Kevin James Hiom 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Julia Marguerite Porter 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. David Michael Barclay Sole 2017-2025 Director View profile
  6. Rosalind Anna Cuschieri 2017-2023 Director View profile
  7. Ian C Adam 2017-2020 Director View profile
  8. Professor Kairbaan Michael Hodivala-Dilke 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. James William Dee 2016-2018 Director View profile
  10. Kilbride, Geraldine, Mss 2015-2015 Director View profile
  11. Lady Anna Thomson 2015-2016 Director View profile
  12. Alan John Trotter 2014-2016 Director View profile
  13. Andrew Charles Louis Orme 2008-2017 Director View profile
  14. Professor Charles Simon Herrington 2007-2019 Director View profile
  15. James Cameron Murray 2006-2018 Director View profile
  16. Alasdair Macgregor Macintyre 2005-2006 Director View profile
  17. Professor John Anthony Wyke 2003-2016 Director View profile
  18. Professor Michael Christopher Steel 2003-2019 Director View profile
  19. James Robert Bruce Ogilvy 2001-2016 Director View profile
  20. Addison, William Michael Rutherford, Brigadier 1999-2000 Director View profile
  21. Prof Charles Roland Wolf 1998-2006 Director View profile
  22. Maureen Margaret Thomson 1998-2015 Director View profile
  23. Professor David Brynmor Thomas 1997-2003 Director View profile
  24. Professor William Graham Richards 1995-1999 Director View profile
  25. Sir John Macmillan 1994-2006 Director View profile
  26. John Frederick Matthews 1994-2014 Director View profile
  27. Dr Colin Thomson 1994-1997 Director View profile
  28. Michael Monro Smith 1994-1995 Director View profile
  29. Mcdowall, Margaret, Doctor 1994-1997 Director View profile
  30. Jonathan Beck 2016-2019 Secretary View profile
  31. Douglas William Gunstone 2004-2016 Secretary View profile
  32. Ian Stewart Lumsdaine 1995-2004 Secretary View profile
  33. Gerald Scott Clark 1994-1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/09/1994

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Worldwide Cancer Research on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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

2 grants · £600 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

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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.

12 directors on the board

3.7y median 2.6y
average tenure
7.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

Portfolio (3)

Also govern a charity

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.

Professional services 2Other 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC152991
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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