BEATSON INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
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Cash
£14m
-6.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£24m
-3.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
333
+5.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£777k
-0.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £25,724,000 | £30,651,000 | £33,445,000 | +9.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£205,000 | -£1,496,000 | -£1,345,000 | +10.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£205,000 | -£772,000 | -£777,000 | -0.6% | |
| Net profit | -£205,000 | -£772,000 | -£777,000 | -0.6% | |
| Cash | £15,614,000 | £15,045,000 | £14,056,000 | -6.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,440,000 | £24,668,000 | £23,891,000 | -3.1% | |
| Net assets | £25,440,000 | £24,668,000 | £23,891,000 | -3.1% | |
| Equity | £24,668,000 | £24,668,000 | £23,891,000 | -3.1% | |
| Average employees | 306 | 316 | 333 | +5.4% | |
| Wages | £12,336,000 | £13,118,000 | £14,145,000 | +7.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.8% | -4.9% | -4.0% | |
| Net margin | -0.8% | -2.5% | -2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.8% | -6.1% | -5.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.4% | 11.5% | 14.1% | |
| Current ratio | 6.92x | 6.34x | 5.13x | |
| Interest cover | -0.97x | -32.52x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Current cash flow projections give the Directors confidence that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BEATSON INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH · parent
- Beatson Technology Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The value of income to be recognised in future years from research grants and contracts awarded to the Institute is £17.2M (2024/25: £14.5M) - see note 16.”
- “Staff Scientist, Dr Ross Gray joined us to lead a team focused on data capture, curation, processing and FAIR data sharing.”
- “Dr Ralitsa Madsen (from University of Dundee), who works on cellular signalling/proteomics and holds a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, also joined us in January.”
- “Senior Staff Scientists Leo Carlin and David Lewis were also both promoted to Professor.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIVEN, Gary | Secretary | 2017-10-01 | — | — |
| CHADWICK, Rosalie Madeleine | Director | 2017-09-06 | Nov 1977 | British |
| FOULKES, Iain Walter, Dr | Director | 2011-06-30 | Apr 1971 | British |
| IREDALE, John Peter, Professor | Director | 2018-09-10 | Nov 1960 | British |
| KERGON, James Alastair | Director | 2022-06-06 | Dec 1975 | British |
| LYNN, Matthew Richard Fraser | Director | 2026-03-13 | Jun 1980 | British |
| MCINNES, Iain Blair, Professor | Director | 2020-11-20 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCKAIL, Ronald Chalmers | Secretary | 1999-05-18 | 2010-12-13 |
| WINCKLES, Peter David | Secretary | 2010-12-13 | 2017-09-30 |
| WYKE, John Anthony, Professor | Secretary | — | 1999-05-18 |
| AKUSHIE, Rita Kuukua | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2020-09-30 |
| ALWEN, John, Dr | Director | — | 1992-06-17 |
| ANDERSON, Craig | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2022-06-06 |
| ARMITT, Nigel John | Director | 2018-03-07 | 2019-01-11 |
| ARMSTRONG, Ernest Mcalpine, Dr | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2005-04-26 |
| BIRD, Colin Carmichael, Professor | Director | 1992-07-10 | 2007-06-14 |
| BURNS, Henry James Gerard, Dr | Director | 1993-12-10 | 1996-07-18 |
| CARTER, David Craig, Professor | Director | 1996-12-20 | 2000-06-29 |
| CLARK, Lilian, Dr | Director | 2008-03-14 | 2010-09-08 |
| CRITCHLEY, David Royston, Professor | Director | 2006-03-10 | 2007-12-17 |
| CURRIE, Alastair, Sir | Director | — | 1991-12-13 |
| DAVIES, Graeme John, Professor Sir | Director | 1996-12-20 | 2004-12-10 |
| DICKSON, Ian | Director | 2004-12-09 | 2014-05-13 |
| DOMINICZAK, Anna Felicja, Professor Dame | Director | 2019-12-06 | 2020-11-20 |
| DUNSTAN, Diana Rosemary, Dr | Director | 1993-06-17 | 2006-06-12 |
| DUTHIE, Robin, Sir | Director | 1989-05-17 | 1999-05-18 |
| EVANS, Henry John, Professor | Director | — | 1999-05-18 |
| FORWELL, George Dick | Director | — | 1993-06-17 |
| FRASER, William Kerr, Sir | Director | 1992-04-22 | 1996-12-20 |
| GILLIS, Charles Raphael, Professor | Director | 1996-12-20 | 2002-10-11 |
| HASTIE, Nicholas Dixon, Professor | Director | 1999-12-02 | 2007-03-29 |
| HINCE, Trevor Anthony, Dr | Director | 1996-02-23 | 2007-03-29 |
| HORNE, Samantha | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2022-10-17 |
| HUNTER, Archibald Sinclair | Director | 1999-12-02 | 2010-12-31 |
| JACK, Robert Barr, Professor | Director | 1989-05-17 | 2004-06-02 |
| JONES, Nicholas, Professor | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2018-06-08 |
| KEMP, Nigel Harvey, Dr | Director | — | 1989-09-30 |
| KENDELL, Robert Evan, Dr | Director | 1995-11-20 | 1998-06-11 |
| KENYON, Ian Peter | Director | 2013-12-05 | 2017-11-30 |
| KUMAR, Harpal Singh | Director | 2007-06-14 | 2013-03-31 |
| MACDONALD, Iain Smith | Director | — | 1993-06-17 |
| MACKIE, Rona Mcleod, Professor | Director | 1994-01-12 | 2007-03-29 |
| MCVIE, John Gordon, Professor | Director | 1989-10-16 | 1996-05-23 |
| MUIR, Malcolm S, Dr | Director | 1993-11-16 | 1995-06-21 |
| MURDOCH, Kirkland Baird | Director | 2014-05-13 | 2017-03-11 |
| MUSCATELLI, Vito Antonio, Professor | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2019-12-06 |
| RIGBY, Peter William Jack, Professor | Director | 2002-12-20 | 2007-03-29 |
| ROBB, Lynne | Director | 2007-06-14 | 2013-06-10 |
| RUSSELL, Alistair Muir, Sir | Director | 2003-12-10 | 2007-03-29 |
| SHERRATT, David John | Director | — | 1993-11-16 |
| SNEDDON, Peter, Dr | Director | 2010-09-08 | 2011-06-30 |
| VOUSDEN, Karen Heather, Professor | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2007-03-29 |
| WALSH, Adrian Paul | Director | 2024-03-18 | 2026-03-13 |
| WASS, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2022-10-17 | 2024-03-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Alwyn | Director | — | 1991-08-20 |
| WOLF, Charles Roland, Prof | Director | 1998-06-11 | 2007-01-09 |
| WYKE, John Anthony, Professor | Director | 1999-05-18 | 2002-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Research Uk | Corporate entity | Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 202 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.