WORLDWIDE CANCER RESEARCH
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-23 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-09
Watchouts
Cash
£214K
+12.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
-5.5% vs 2023
Employees
50
+4.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,761,256 | £11,674,203 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,604,976 | -£330,451 | |
| Cash | £190,621 | £214,291 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,985,311 | £16,294,758 | |
| Net assets | £6,020,526 | £5,690,075 | |
| Equity | £6,020,526 | £5,690,075 | |
| Average employees | 48 | 50 | |
| Wages | £1,962,160 | £2,123,871 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -13.6% | -2.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.28x | 1.23x |
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
- Henderson Loggie LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors therefore believe it is appropriate to present these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “£6m of new discovery cancer research was funded independently- a 7% increase on 2023”
- “30 new research projects were started - with grants across 12 countries”
- “Successful move from Canning Street to 121 George Street with no disruption to operations”
- “The charity won various industry awards - including the Marketing Society's Employer Brand, Inspirational Leader and Rising Star of the Year awards”
- “Significant steps towards greater digital maturity including supporter journey advancements”
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 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2023-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-0.7%
£11,761,256 £11,674,203
-
Cash
+12.4%
£190,621 £214,291
-
Net assets
-5.5%
£6,020,526 £5,690,075
-
Employees
+4.2%
48 50
-
Wages
+8.2%
£1,962,160 £2,123,871
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers