WORLD CANCER RESEARCH FUND
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
To raise awareness that the risk of cancer is reduced by healthy food and nutrition, physical activity and weight management.To fund cutting-edge research on how the foods we eat, the amount of physical activity we do and our body weight impact our cancer risk so that our diet and health recommendations for reducing the risk of cancer are based on current science.
Latest income
£11.9m
Expenditure
£12.1m
Financial year end
2025-09-30
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-30 | £10.8m | £10.8m | |
| 2022-09-30 | £10.8m | £11.0m | |
| 2023-09-30 | £10.6m | £11.1m | |
| 2024-09-30 | £12.7m | £11.6m | |
| 2025-09-30 | £11.9m | £12.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-09-30
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £11.7m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £194k |
| Total income | £11.9m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £8.9m |
| Raising funds | £3.2m |
| Grants to institutions | £2.2m |
| Governance | £74k |
| Total expenditure | £12.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £6.6m |
| Total funds | £6.6m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £6.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £6.6m |
| Cash | £3.8m |
People
| Employees | 58 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.