CANCER RESEARCH UK
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Cash
£25M
+5.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£334M
+11.8% vs 2024
Employees
3,744
+2.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£236M
+6.1% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
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Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £134,400,000 | £135,500,000 | +0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £222,300,000 | £235,800,000 | +6.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £222,300,000 | £235,800,000 | +6.1% | |
| Net profit | £222,300,000 | £235,800,000 | +6.1% | |
| Cash | £23,600,000 | £24,900,000 | +5.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £472,200,000 | £480,300,000 | +1.7% | |
| Net assets | £298,600,000 | £333,800,000 | +11.8% | |
| Equity | £298,600,000 | £333,800,000 | +11.8% | |
| Average employees | 3,656 | 3,744 | +2.4% | |
| Wages | £143,900,000 | £156,400,000 | +8.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,816,000 | £1,974,000 | +8.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 165.4% | 174.0% | |
| Net margin | 165.4% | 174.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 47.1% | 49.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.9% | 49.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.34x | 0.33x | |
| Interest cover | 9.50x | 10.48x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- CANCER RESEARCH UK · parent
- Cancer Research Technology Limited 100%
- Cancer Research UK Trading Limited 100%
- CRUK Commercial Holdings Limited 100%
- Cancer Research UK Campaign Limited 100%
- Cancer Research UK Pension Trustee Limited 100%
- Cancer Research UK Ventures Limited 100%
- Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute 100%
- Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre Limited 100%
- The Francis Crick Institute 100%
- Cancer Research Technology Inc 100%
Significant events
- “£419m committed to research, including £172m to the Cambridge Institute and £27m to Cancer Research Horizons and LifeArc (C-Further).”
- “£4m provided for information and chat services.”
- “£530m received from legacies, donations and events.”
- “£20m raised through campaigns.”
- “£520m raised from events.”
- “Lord Stevens mentions '63 new agreements'.”
- “Michelle Mitchell mentions 'more than £350m in collaboration and partnership'.”
- “Seven new Cancer Grand Challenges were chosen.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 78 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, Habibunnisha | Secretary | 2022-10-30 | — | — |
| CANTRELL, Doreen Ann, Professor | Director | 2022-10-04 | Jan 1957 | British |
| EASTON, Robert James Campbell | Director | 2020-12-02 | Mar 1963 | British |
| EVAN, Gerard Ian, Professor | Director | 2022-10-04 | Aug 1955 | British |
| EVANS, Mark | Director | 2024-10-30 | May 1973 | British |
| JONES, Nicholas Clwyd, Professor | Director | 2020-01-02 | Jul 1950 | British |
| KAPOOR, Rakshit | Director | 2023-03-01 | Apr 1974 | British,American |
| KEARNS, Pamela Renate, Professor | Director | 2021-01-01 | Sep 1959 | British |
| MEDEMA, Reinier, Professor Dr | Director | 2025-02-20 | Dec 1964 | Dutch |
| ROTHWELL, Nancy Jane, Professor Dame | Director | 2024-10-17 | Oct 1955 | British |
| SHAW, Joanne Mary | Director | 2020-09-29 | Aug 1963 | British |
| SMAJE, Catherine Eve | Director | 2024-10-30 | Dec 1978 | British |
| STEVENS, Simon, Lord | Director | 2023-10-01 | Aug 1966 | British |
| THAKRAR, Hitesh | Director | 2023-03-01 | Mar 1962 | British |
Show 78 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOOHAN, Eleanor Frances | Secretary | 2021-09-21 | 2022-01-24 |
| HINCHLIFFE, Peter Michael | Secretary | 2004-03-12 | 2005-01-31 |
| MARCUS, Gillian Diane | Secretary | 2020-08-01 | 2021-08-20 |
| MARCUS, Gillian Diane | Secretary | 2013-01-21 | 2014-04-07 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Niamh | Secretary | 2014-04-07 | 2020-07-30 |
| RENDALL, Jane Ann | Secretary | 2001-12-10 | 2004-03-12 |
| ROUGHLEY, Rosanna | Secretary | 2006-05-01 | 2012-06-08 |
| SHEPHERD, Clare Marie Ann | Secretary | 2012-06-08 | 2013-01-21 |
| SWEETLAND, Brian William | Secretary | 2005-02-01 | 2006-04-30 |
| WALKER, Elizabeth Jane Claire | Secretary | 2022-01-24 | 2022-10-30 |
| TYROLESE (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-11-20 | 2001-12-10 |
| ADELAJA, Bomonlu Adebayo Awujoola | Director | 2021-04-23 | 2023-08-31 |
| BALDOCK, Anne | Director | 2011-09-20 | 2015-10-01 |
| BECKER, Wendy | Director | 2011-09-20 | 2018-07-19 |
| BERNS, Anton, Professor Dr | Director | 2010-03-30 | 2016-07-13 |
| BIRD, Adrian, Professor Sir | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| BIRD, Colin Carmichael, Professor | Director | 2005-09-15 | 2012-03-31 |
| BORYSIEWICZ, Leszek Krzysztof, Professor Sir | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2023-10-04 |
| BORYSIEWICZ, Leszek Krzysztof | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2005-09-15 |
| BRADLEY, Carolyn Jane | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2022-10-04 |
| BROWN, Catherine Ann | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2023-10-04 |
| CALCRAFT, Helen | Director | 2011-09-20 | 2015-11-24 |
| CAMPBELL, Philip, Dr | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2012-11-30 |
| CAMPBELL, Philip, Dr | Director | 2003-05-13 | 2006-09-14 |
| CARTER, David Craig, Professor | Director | 2004-07-28 | 2007-09-13 |
| CARTER, David Craig, Professor | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2002-05-28 |
| CHAMBRÉ, Peter Alan | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2025-10-08 |
| COHEN, Robert Donald, Professor | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2003-05-13 |
| CRELLIN, Adrian Mark, Dr | Director | 2012-01-18 | 2020-03-31 |
| CROSBY, James, Sir | Director | 2008-01-03 | 2013-04-09 |
| CUMBERLEGE CBE DL, Julia Frances, Baroness | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2007-12-31 |
| DE GROOSE, Tracy Anne | Director | 2018-11-28 | 2024-10-17 |
| EGAN, John Leopold, Sir | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2004-07-28 |
| EGGERMONT, Alexander Maximiliaan Marie, Professor | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2018-01-24 |
| FISHER, Amanda Gay, Professor Dame | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| FOSTER, Roy William John | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2003-07-22 |
| FURR, Barrington John Albert, Professor | Director | 2005-09-15 | 2008-09-16 |
| GOODFELLOW, Peter Neville, Dr | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2004-07-28 |
| GULL, Keith, Professor | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2008-09-16 |
| GULL, Keith, Professor | Director | 2003-05-13 | 2006-09-14 |
| HAYMAN, Helene Valerie, Baroness | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2004-12-01 |
| HEWITT, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2005-03-14 | 2011-09-20 |
| HOLGATE, Stephen Townley, Professor | Director | 2014-06-11 | 2021-03-31 |
| KNOWLES, Jonathan, Dr | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2016-07-13 |
| LEE, Melanie Georgina, Doctor | Director | 2004-07-28 | 2010-09-23 |
| LINDSELL, David Clive | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| MATTHEWS, Roger John | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2014-07-16 |
| NEWBIGGING, David Kennedy | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2010-10-31 |
| O'NEILL, Brendan Richard, Dr | Director | 2004-07-28 | 2007-09-13 |
| O'NEILL, Brendan Richard, Dr | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2004-07-28 |
| OGILVIE, Bridget Margaret, Dame | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2010-09-23 |
| PALMER, Andrew William | Director | 2014-01-15 | 2022-10-04 |
| PALMER, Keith Francis, Dr | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2011-09-20 |
| PALMER, Keith Francis, Dr | Director | 2003-05-13 | 2006-09-14 |
| PERCIVAL, Anthony Henry | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2008-10-14 |
| PERCIVAL, Anthony Henry | Director | 2004-07-28 | 2006-09-14 |
| PERCIVAL, Anthony Henry | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2004-07-28 |
| PILE, Timothy Simon Devereux | Director | 2004-07-28 | 2008-10-14 |
| PONDER, Bruce Anthony John, Professor Sir | Director | 2015-11-25 | 2022-10-04 |
| PRAGNELL, Michael Patrick | Director | 2010-03-30 | 2016-10-31 |
| RADDA, George Karoly, Professor Sir | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| RAWLINSON, Carole Ann, Dr | Director | 2004-07-28 | 2007-12-31 |
| RICHARDS, Michael Adrian, Professor Sir | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2024-10-17 |
| ROTHWELL, Nancy Jane, Professor | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2008-04-30 |
| SELBY, Peter, Professor | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2016-01-01 |
| SKEHEL, John James, Sir | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2005-09-15 |
| SOWDEN, Leah Janice | Director | 2005-09-15 | 2011-09-20 |
| STOWE, Kenneth Ronald, Sir | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2008-09-16 |
| STOWE, Kenneth Ronald, Sir | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2006-09-14 |
| STROWGER, Clive | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2004-07-28 |
| TOBIAS, Jeffrey Stewart, Professor | Director | 2004-07-28 | 2012-03-31 |
| TOBIAS, Jeffrey Stewart, Professor | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2004-07-28 |
| VAN CUTSEM, Geoffrey Neil | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2005-09-15 |
| VARMUS, Harold Eliot, Dr | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2008-09-16 |
| WEATHERALL, David John, Sir | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2003-05-13 |
| WHYTE, Moira Katherine Brigid, Professor | Director | 2020-01-02 | 2025-12-31 |
| WINSTON, Robert Maurice, Lord | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2004-07-28 |
| WORSLEY, Francis Edward | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2003-05-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 269 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.