WORLDWIDE CANCER RESEARCH
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Cash
£308K
+43.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.5M
-3.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
51
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£224K
+32.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,761,256 | £11,129,627 | £10,025,496 | -9.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,111,224 | -£1,326,809 | -19.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£330,451 | -£224,482 | +32.1% | |
| Net profit | -£1,604,976 | -£330,451 | -£224,482 | +32.1% | |
| Cash | £190,621 | £214,291 | £307,892 | +43.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,985,311 | £16,294,758 | £13,265,214 | -18.6% | |
| Net assets | £6,020,526 | £5,690,075 | £5,465,593 | -3.9% | |
| Equity | £6,020,526 | £5,690,075 | £5,465,593 | -3.9% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 50 | 51 | +2% | |
| Wages | £1,962,160 | £2,123,871 | £2,240,777 | +5.5% | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -10.0% | -13.2% | |
| Net margin | -13.6% | -3.0% | -2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -6.8% | -10.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.28x | 1.23x | 0.65x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- WORLDWIDE CANCER RESEARCH 2014-06-19 → present
- WORLDWIDE CANCER RESEARCH LIMITED 2014-06-19 → 2014-06-19
- ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH 1994-10-26 → 2014-06-19
- NFCR - CANCER RESEARCH ASSOCIATION 1994-09-09 → 1994-10-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Henderson Loggie LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The charity strengthened its governance and leadership continuity during the year. David Sole OBE stepped down as Chair of the Board of Trustees in May, with Sue Hunter appointed as his successor.”
- “In June, a new Director of Research was appointed, with Dr Ian Lewis leading the development of the charity's evolving Research Strategy to support future impact and growth.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COBHAM, Adam Patrick | Secretary | 2019-12-19 | — | — |
| BRYDON, Jane Scott | Director | 2018-09-13 | May 1968 | British |
| CLARK, Christopher Ewan | Director | 2020-03-26 | Mar 1976 | British |
| COFFER, Paul James, Professor | Director | 2019-09-12 | Mar 1966 | British |
| CURTIS GRAVESEN, Rachel | Director | 2026-02-05 | Mar 1968 | British,Danish |
| DACEY, Caitlin Cerilan | Director | 2026-02-05 | Feb 1992 | Welsh |
| HOLMES, Nico Geoffrey | Director | 2026-02-05 | Dec 1981 | British |
| HUNTER, Sue Elizabeth | Director | 2019-03-14 | Feb 1973 | British |
| KOHLHAAS, Susan Louise | Director | 2026-02-05 | May 1982 | American |
| MAGGS, Gavin Alexander | Director | 2023-07-27 | Aug 1976 | British |
| MCNEISH, Iain Alexander, Professor | Director | 2019-07-31 | Apr 1968 | British |
| NORMAN, James Christopher | Director | 2024-05-02 | Jun 1963 | British |
| WILKINSON, Jane Louise | Director | 2024-11-14 | Aug 1965 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECK, Jonathan | Secretary | 2016-04-01 | 2019-12-19 |
| CLARK, Gerald Scott | Secretary | 1994-09-09 | 1995-09-27 |
| GUNSTONE, Douglas William | Secretary | 2004-09-21 | 2016-04-01 |
| LUMSDAINE, Ian Stewart | Secretary | 1995-09-27 | 2004-09-21 |
| ADAM, Ian C | Director | 2017-03-09 | 2020-03-26 |
| ADDISON, William Michael Rutherford, Brigadier | Director | 1999-05-25 | 2000-09-27 |
| BROOKES, Beverley Jayne | Director | 2019-09-12 | 2025-07-24 |
| CUSCHIERI, Rosalind Anna | Director | 2017-03-09 | 2023-03-31 |
| DEE, James William | Director | 2016-09-15 | 2018-09-17 |
| HERRINGTON, Charles Simon, Professor | Director | 2007-01-18 | 2019-06-20 |
| HIOM, Kevin James, Professor | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2023-09-08 |
| HODIVALA-DILKE, Kairbaan Michael, Professor | Director | 2017-03-09 | 2019-06-24 |
| KILBRIDE, Geraldine, Mss | Director | 2015-03-12 | 2015-12-03 |
| MACINTYRE, Alasdair Macgregor | Director | 2005-03-15 | 2006-12-05 |
| MACMILLAN, John, Sir | Director | 1994-09-09 | 2006-09-08 |
| MATTHEWS, John Frederick | Director | 1994-09-09 | 2014-03-14 |
| MCDOWALL, Margaret, Doctor | Director | 1994-09-09 | 1997-12-03 |
| MISKELL, Sarah Jane | Director | 2023-04-20 | 2026-02-05 |
| MURRAY, James Cameron | Director | 2006-12-05 | 2018-09-13 |
| OGILVY, James Robert Bruce | Director | 2001-09-25 | 2016-06-23 |
| ORME, Andrew Charles Louis | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2017-09-14 |
| PORTER, Julia Marguerite | Director | 2018-09-13 | 2024-09-12 |
| RICHARDS, William Graham, Professor | Director | 1995-05-31 | 1999-05-25 |
| SMITH, Michael Monro | Director | 1994-09-09 | 1995-05-31 |
| SOLE, David Michael Barclay | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2025-05-03 |
| STEEL, Michael Christopher, Professor | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2019-06-20 |
| THOMAS, David Brynmor, Professor | Director | 1997-12-03 | 2003-09-15 |
| THOMSON, Anna, Lady | Director | 2015-03-12 | 2016-11-01 |
| THOMSON, Colin, Dr | Director | 1994-09-09 | 1997-11-20 |
| THOMSON, Maureen Margaret | Director | 1998-04-06 | 2015-03-12 |
| TROTTER, Alan John | Director | 2014-03-14 | 2016-08-21 |
| WOLF, Charles Roland, Prof | Director | 1998-04-06 | 2006-12-05 |
| WYKE, John Anthony, Professor | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2016-09-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.