BOB CHAMPION CANCER TRUST

Registered charity 1024664 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support research into the causation nature and treatment of patients with testicular cancer and other forms of malignant disease, particularly prostate cancer. Having built a laboratory with the Institute of Cancer Research there is a greater element of research into prostate cancer. The Bob Champion Research and Education Building was opened at the Norwich Research Park in February 2015.

Objects

TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSATION NATURE AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH TESTICULAR CANCER AND OTHER FORMS OF MALIGNANT DISEASE PARTICULARLY IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS INCLUDING HODGKINS DISEASE AND NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA AND IN PARTICULAR THE RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE UNDERTAKEN BY THE ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL DOWNS ROAD SUTTON SURREY

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wandsworth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £31,963 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £1,893,273. The Trustees confirmed that funds are available and adequate to fulfill obligations, noting a strong balance sheet position supported by listed investments. The filing confirms no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/06/2023 (received 21/06/2024, 52 days after the 30/04/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bob Champion Cancer Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Masonic Charitable Foundation — “Funded by donations to The Difference Campaign, including support from the Bob Champion Cancer Trust and The Masonic Charitable Foundation, …” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~52.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 23.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (11/12/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (06/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexandra Embiricos
• Andrew Franklin
• Bridget Rosser
• CAROLLYN JANE ZETTER-WELLS
• Catherine McAleavey
• Catherine Nash
• Luke Arthur Ponsonby · trustee of 4 other charities
• MICHAEL CATTERMOLE
• Susie Janet Burrage
• TIMOTHY GEORGE FOX

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.