cancer research uk
Activities & Mission
Cancer Research UK is dedicated to saving lives through research. Our mission is to prevent, control and cure cancer through our ground-breaking research and in the last 40 years our work has helped double survival rates. But there is more work to be done. The only charity fighting over 200 types of cancer, we rely on every pound donated to help get us closer to beating cancer.
Fundraising
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Financial Information
Latest Income
£684,207,447
Latest Expenditure
£692,424,949
Financial Efficiency
Program Ratio 63.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 62.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 20.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure
Latest Financial Breakdown
Income Sources
Donations & Legacies £463,540,745
Charitable Activities £75,705,684
Other Trading £134,232,909
Investments £8,271,109
Other Income £2,457,000
Expenditure Categories
Charitable Expenditure £431,898,103
Raising Funds £133,317,287
Governance £7,218,726
Grants to Institutions £293,029
Other Expenditure £127,209,559
Financial Trend
Annual Returns
| Financial Year | Income | Expenditure | Charitable Spending | Net Assets | Reserves | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | £684,207,447 | £692,424,949 | £431,898,103 | £402,392,519 | £346,417,393 | 4879 / 25200 |
| 2023 | £718,793,137 | £640,845,146 | £425,012,576 | £381,749,016 | £327,457,136 | 4591 / 25000 |
| 2022 | £668,369,451 | £665,948,138 | £470,842,859 | £377,942,295 | £325,328,746 | 4312 / 30000 |
| 2021 | £582,083,475 | £570,560,852 | £419,453,652 | £292,008,395 | £232,146,175 | 4386 / 30000 |
| 2020 | £656,107,415 | £703,553,315 | £510,601,922 | £298,563,350 | £234,195,980 | 4607 / 40000 |
Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers
Details
Address
Cancer Research UK
2 Redman Place
LONDON
E20 1JQ
2 Redman Place
LONDON
E20 1JQ
Website
www.cancerresearchuk.orgRegistration Date
23 November 2001
Status
Registered
Registry Information
Organisation Number
3987102
Charity Number
1089464
Trustees
PROFESSOR NICHOLAS CLWYD JONES
PROFESSOR DAME MOIRA KATHERINE BRIGID WHYTE DBE
JOANNE MARY SHAW
Dr Robert James Campbell Easton
PROFESSOR PAMELA RENATE KEARNS PhD FRCPCH
Professor Doreen Ann Cantrell FRS
PROFESSOR GERARD IAN EVAN
Hitesh Thakrar
Rakshit Kapoor
Lord Simon Stevens
Professor Dame Nancy Jane Rothwell
Mark Philip Evans
Catherine Eve Smaje
Professor Dr Reinier Harm Medema
Sectors & Classifications
Also Known As
- CANCER RESEARCH UNITED KINGDOM