NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH (INCORPORATING CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH "CCR")
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Cash
£641k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5.2m
Equity attributable
Employees
15
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2023-09-30
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,898,845 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£441,321 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£209,970 | — | |
| Cash | £640,662 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,449,540 | — | |
| Net assets | £5,201,467 | — | |
| Equity | £5,201,467 | — | |
| Average employees | 15 | — | |
| Wages | £550,417 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -15.2% | |
| Net margin | -7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.80x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH (INCORPORATING CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH "CCR") 2012-11-05 → present
- CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH 2010-01-28 → 2012-11-05
- CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH TRUST 1987-09-16 → 2010-01-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Financial Statements.”
Group structure
- NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH (INCORPORATING CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH "CCR") · parent
- North West Cancer Research Trading Ltd. 100%
- North West Cancer Research Events Ltd 100%
- KidsCan Ltd 100%
- Cancer and Polio Research Fund Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Discontinuation of a funding stream which had provided over £800,000 of income in the previous year, resulting in a substantial fall in fundraised income.”
- “Opened two further shops in Knutsford and Liverpool, increasing income from trading activities from £110,000 to £419,000.”
- “Started the process of merging with KidsCan, which joined the group structure on 1 August 2025.”
- “Acquired the Liverpool-Chester-Liverpool cycle event, which is now operated by North West Cancer Research Events Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 71 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDS, Alastair David | Secretary | 2017-04-20 | — | — |
| ANANTHARAMAN, Sandeep | Director | 2022-04-28 | Nov 1981 | British |
| BARTON, Keri | Director | 2025-01-30 | Sep 1981 | British |
| BOWERS, Jenny | Director | 2025-01-30 | Feb 1975 | British |
| CARTER, Michael Fitzgerald, Dr | Director | 2020-02-10 | Jan 1955 | British |
| CLAGUE, Joanne Louise | Director | 2023-04-26 | Jul 1975 | British |
| EDLER, Julie Karen | Director | 2025-01-30 | Nov 1962 | British |
| GILES, Susan | Director | 2025-01-30 | Aug 1979 | British |
| HEWISON, Frances | Director | 2022-04-28 | May 1970 | British |
| KOTHARI-SHORT, Sharvari, Dr | Director | 2020-02-10 | Jun 1964 | British |
| MOONAN, Paul Edmund | Director | 2022-04-28 | Nov 1961 | British |
| STALKER, Andrew Philip | Director | 2022-04-28 | Nov 1962 | British |
| WILLIS, John | Director | 2022-04-28 | Apr 1984 | British |
Show 71 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARGUMENT, Sheila Isabelle | Secretary | — | 1994-06-30 |
| JACKSON, Anne | Secretary | 2012-11-01 | 2016-07-01 |
| LANCELEY, Nigel Stuart | Secretary | 2016-07-01 | 2017-04-20 |
| RIPPIN, Karen Anne | Secretary | 1996-05-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| SCULLION, John | Secretary | 2011-09-05 | 2012-08-31 |
| SHREEVES, Karen | Secretary | 1994-07-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| SIMPSON, Jane Elizabeth | Secretary | 2009-07-15 | 2011-03-31 |
| SMITH, David Balfour, Dr | Secretary | 2003-01-01 | 2009-06-30 |
| ARGUMENT, Wilfred Roy, Dr | Director | — | 1994-06-20 |
| ATHERTON, Hilary Anne | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2025-04-24 |
| BADEN, Anthony David | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2011-04-30 |
| BAGNALL, Anthony Allen | Director | 2009-01-29 | 2017-05-01 |
| BARTON, William Michael | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2017-05-01 |
| BOND, Catherine | Director | 2016-07-21 | 2022-12-31 |
| BROCK, Jill Elizabeth Sebert, Dr | Director | — | 2009-05-28 |
| CLARK, Peter Irving, Professor | Director | 1994-04-25 | 2014-02-19 |
| CLAUS, Stephen | Director | 2018-03-22 | 2022-04-28 |
| COTTIER, Brian, Dr | Director | 1993-07-09 | 1998-09-24 |
| COUPLAND, Sarah Ellen, Professor | Director | 2014-11-06 | 2017-05-01 |
| COWIE, Kate | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2014-06-11 |
| CUTTS, Olive Lily | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2016-10-06 |
| DOUGLAS, Andrew Kenneth Wissett, Dr | Director | 1997-09-25 | 2009-03-28 |
| DOUGLAS, Joseph Kenneth | Director | — | 1997-05-24 |
| DRING, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2016-01-28 |
| ERRINGTON, Roger Douglas, Dr | Director | — | 2009-09-09 |
| FEARON-YORKE, Abbie Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2022-09-28 | 2023-09-08 |
| FINDLAY, Gordon | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2013-09-12 |
| GEORGESON, Michael Robert | Director | 2013-09-12 | 2015-10-15 |
| GILL, Shiela Tulloch | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2017-05-01 |
| GILMORE, Ian Thomas, Professor Sir | Director | 2013-09-12 | 2017-05-01 |
| GRANT, Keith Alexander, Dr | Director | — | 2009-07-30 |
| GREEN, John Alan, Dr | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| GREENSMITH, Judith Louise | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2012-05-23 |
| GREENWOOD, Geoffrey Alan | Director | 2003-12-18 | 2014-03-20 |
| HADWIN, Wendy | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2017-05-01 |
| HAIG, Mark | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2024-05-20 |
| HOLCOMBE, Christopher, Professor | Director | 2011-07-28 | 2013-11-13 |
| HUNTER-JONES, John | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2017-03-30 |
| JONES, Catherine Mary | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2025-04-24 |
| LANCELEY, Nigel Stuart | Director | 2013-09-12 | 2022-04-28 |
| LEACH, David | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2017-05-01 |
| LEWYS-LLOYD, John Cadwaladr | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2017-05-01 |
| LEY, Olivia Elizabeth | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2017-05-01 |
| MANN, Patricia | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2017-05-01 |
| O'REILLY, Susan | Director | 2000-03-23 | 2000-12-31 |
| O'REILLY, Susan | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| ORE, Michael | Director | 2020-02-10 | 2024-12-31 |
| OWEN, Moira Jane | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2019-10-15 |
| OWENS, Helen Anne | Director | 2008-11-25 | 2010-07-29 |
| PETTITT, Joan | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| POTTS, Michael Stuart | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2017-05-01 |
| POWELL MBE, Beryl Lloyd | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| RENNISON, Andrew | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2016-10-06 |
| ROBERTSHAW, Philip Charles | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2025-04-24 |
| SANDS, Doreen | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2016-11-21 |
| SHAW, James Edward, Dr | Director | — | 2012-10-04 |
| SHEPHERD, Mary | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2013-09-12 |
| SIBSON, David Ross, Professor | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2020-03-25 |
| SIMPSON, Carl William Reginald, Dr | Director | — | 1995-12-19 |
| SLATER, Alan John, Dr | Director | — | 1999-06-24 |
| SMITH, Barbara | Director | 2014-03-14 | 2017-05-01 |
| SMITH, David Balfour, Dr | Director | 1994-07-25 | 2017-03-30 |
| SMITH, Steven Ward, Rodman | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2018-11-29 |
| SOMERFIELD, Peter Webster | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2018-03-22 |
| STEWART, Geoffrey William | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2017-02-12 |
| STREET, Frances Margaret Leigh | Director | 2013-09-12 | 2022-04-28 |
| TEARE, John Anthony | Director | 2000-06-22 | 2008-09-25 |
| WEBSTER, Philip John | Director | 2020-02-10 | 2022-12-31 |
| WHITEHOUSE, Graham Hugh, Professor | Director | — | 1993-06-04 |
| WINDSOR, Kay | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2013-09-12 |
| WOODS, Philip Dudley | Director | 2000-06-22 | 2004-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 283 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-07 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.