Cancer Research and Genetics UK
What it does
Provides information on Cancer Research and its Genetic links and supports the purchase of Cancer Research equipment at the major Institutes and Universities in the UK. Support cancer patients and to provide respite and convalescence and advice on therapies to aid the recovery from cancer treatments.
Its charitable purposes
1) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE RELIEF OF MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS OF THOSE WITH CANCER THEY’RE FAMILIES AND CARERS AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF A WEBSITE AND HELPLINE PROVIDING INFORMATION ADVICE AND SUPPORT.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND OTHER CHARITIES/ORGANISATIONS IN THE DIAGNOSIS TREATMENTS AND CARE OF THOSE SUFFERING CANCER.3) TO CARRY OUT AND TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO CANCER AND ITS GENETIC AND PROTEOMICS LINKS , CAUSES, TREATMENTS AND CURES AND PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.4) THE RELIEF OF NEED FOR CANCER PATIENTS TO RELIEVE STRESS AND ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF CANCER AND IT’S TREATMENTS. IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE A SUITABLE PLACE TO ACCOMMODATE AND ALSO TO PROVIDE TREATMENTS TO ADVANCE RECOVERY AND WELLBEING AND TO EXTEND LIFE EXPECTANCY.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Area of benefit in its governing document: National
Income and spending
In the year ending 7 November 2025, it had income of £128,309 and spent £113,445.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 November 2025 | £128,309 | £113,445 | Not reported | 3 |
| 7 November 2024 | £94,739 | £60,000 | Not reported | 2 |
| 7 November 2023 | £61,817 | £83,365 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 7 November 2022 | £94,416 | £15,824 | Not reported | 3 |
| 7 November 2021 | £81,524 | £55,192 | Not reported | 5 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 57%, from £81,524 in the year to 7 November 2021 to £128,309 in the year to 7 November 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 88% of its income in the year to 7 November 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 7 November 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 7 November 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 7 November 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 7 November 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Nicholas John PhillipsChair
- Graham Towell
- Stephen Howell
- Stephen Paul Adams
- Wayne Thomas
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 November 2025 | 7 September 2026 | Received 17 February 2026, 202 days early | Received 17 February 2026 |
| 7 November 2024 | 7 September 2025 | Received 19 January 2025, 231 days early | Received 19 January 2025 |
| 7 November 2023 | 7 September 2024 | Received 3 March 2024, 188 days early | Received 3 March 2024 |
| 7 November 2022 | 7 September 2023 | Received 29 January 2023, 221 days early | Received 29 January 2023 |
| 7 November 2021 | 7 September 2022 | Received 7 December 2021, 274 days early | Received 7 December 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1121512
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 7 November 2007
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 SEPTEMBER 2007 AS AMENDED 20 OCTOBER 2007AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 25 APR 2022
- Website
- www.cancerresearchgenetics.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.