ROY CASTLE LUNG CANCER FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1046854 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ROY CASTLE CAUSE FOR HOPE FOUNDATION (THE LUNG CANCER FUND), THE ROY CASTLE FOUNDATION, THE ROY CASTLE LUNG CANCER FOUNDATION · also registered in Scotland as SC037596 (OSCR)

The Foundation's vision is to defeat lung cancer to be achieved by four major areas -Funding a research programme-Prevention activity inc stop smoking support, youth smoking prevention-Support activity inc practical and emotional suport for people affected by lung cancer-Influencing and campaigning to ensure patients have equitable access to the best treatment and care.

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

Latest income

£5.2m

Latest spending

£5.0m

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a group surplus of £220,363 for the year ended 31 December 2024, an improvement from the previous year's deficit. However, the trustees report that free reserves of £343,416 were below the required reserves policy target of £402,632, a shortfall attributed to protracted legacy settlements. Despite this, the charity holds £267,099 in cash and investments and has concluded it has sufficient funds to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £343k)

“The charity's required reserves are £402,632 (2023: £457,080), meaning that at the year end the charity did not hold sufficient free reserves to meet the required level calculated.” — page 29

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Subsidiary Trading

“The charity has three wholly owned subsidiaries: Roy Castle Retail Ltd (03604677), Roy Castle Trading Ltd (03909935) and Cut Films Ltd (073131 37).” — page 26

“1 trustees was reimbursed expenses incurred which amounted to £422 (2023: £1,308 to 11 trustees) in relation to travel and subsistence and postage expenses.” — page 61

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Expenses

“The charity has three wholly owned subsidiaries: Roy Castle Retail Ltd (03604677), Roy Castle Trading Ltd (03909935) and Cut Films Ltd (073131 37).” — page 26

“1 trustees was reimbursed expenses incurred which amounted to £422 (2023: £1,308 to 11 trustees) in relation to travel and subsistence and postage expenses.” — page 61

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Related Party Building Works

“The charity has three wholly owned subsidiaries: Roy Castle Retail Ltd (03604677), Roy Castle Trading Ltd (03909935) and Cut Films Ltd (073131 37).” — page 26

“1 trustees was reimbursed expenses incurred which amounted to £422 (2023: £1,308 to 11 trustees) in relation to travel and subsistence and postage expenses.” — page 61

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Change of auditor

“During the year, the trustees accepted the resignation of RSM UK Audit LLP, who served as the organisation’s auditors. The trustees have appointed Murray Smith LLP as the new auditors” — page 35

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Roy Castle Retail Ltd, Roy Castle Trading Ltd, Cut Films Ltd

“The charity has three wholly owned subsidiaries: Roy Castle Retail Ltd (03604677), Roy Castle Trading Ltd (03909935) and Cut Films Ltd (073131 37).” — page 26

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Murray Smith LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation celebrates five years of Defeat Delamere theguideliverpool.com · 07/07/2026
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation launches unique Tap-Dancing Fundraiser theguideliverpool.com · 17/03/2026
Terminally ill Scarborough man raises over £3,700 in 30-day challenge for Roy Castle Foundation thescarboroughnews.co.uk · 02/05/2025
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation receive £ 500 donation energyfm.net · 07/09/2023
Dave the sidecar dog is the new ambassador for Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Isle of Man iomtoday.co.im · 06/06/2023
Mum & Son raise more than £1,000 for Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation three.fm · 10/02/2023
Star Awards – Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation liverpoolchamber.org.uk · 18/01/2023
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Star Awards 2023 Sponsorship Proposal liverpoolchamber.org.uk · 19/12/2022

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03059425
Trading subsidiary: ROY CASTLE RETAIL LIMITED Companies House 03604677
Trading subsidiary: ROY CASTLE TRADING LIMITED Companies House 03909935
Trading subsidiary: CUT FILMS LIMITED Companies House 07313137

ROY CASTLE TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

Profit before tax: £161k
Amounts owed by group undertakings: £103,789 (2025) / £62,698 (2024). Amounts due to group undertakings: £46,319 (2025) / £3,045 (2024).

ROY CASTLE RETAIL LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

Note 5 discloses amounts owed by group undertakings of £58,122 (2024: £14,556). Note 6 discloses amounts owed to group undertakings of £688,535 (2024: £255,960). Note 7 discloses a loan from group undertakings of £129,592 (2024: £129,592).

CUT FILMS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

Creditors include £296,922 owed to group undertakings (2024: £295,774).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Rachel Avery — Director of Communications and Engagement (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. — “This project was supported by a grant from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. has had no editorial input into, or…” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

CARTMAN, David Andrew — director, appointed 10/03/2026on trustee list
AITKEN, Euan Robert — director, appointed 18/03/2025on trustee list
BRENCHLEY, Donna Marie — director, appointed 11/12/2024on trustee list
O'DOWD, Emma, Dr — director, appointed 27/02/2024on trustee list
BROKENSHIRE, Cathrine Anne — director, appointed 24/05/2022on trustee list
MACHRAY, Alastair Hulbert — director, appointed 30/04/2019on trustee list
LUCAS, Mandee — director, appointed 30/04/2019on trustee list
CHADWICK, Alyson Marie — director, appointed 30/10/2018on trustee list
LOBB, Alison Mary — director, appointed 03/02/2016on trustee list
IMRIE, Euan — director, appointed 26/07/2010on trustee list
COUTON, James Ernest — director, appointed 28/08/2001not on trustee list
CHADWICK, Paula Marie — secretary, appointed 01/11/2011

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£5.2m

Total spending

£5.0m

Cost of raising funds

£3.2m

Reserves (reported)

£403k

Employees

137

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 61.1% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (06/08/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alastair Machray
Alison Lobb
Alyson Chadwick
Cathrine Ann Brokenshire
David Andrew Cartman
Donna Marie Brenchley
Dr Emma O'Dowd
EUAN IMRIE
Euan Robert Aitken
MARGARET HELEN TARPEY
MR JIM COUTON
Mandee Lucas

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£5.2m	£5.0m
31/12/2023	£5.0m	£5.6m
31/12/2022	£5.3m	£5.3m
31/12/2021	£4.7m	£4.6m
31/12/2020	£4.0m	£4.0m

Common questions

Is ROY CASTLE LUNG CANCER FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a group surplus of £220,363 for the year ended 31 December 2024, an improvement from the previous year's deficit. However, the trustees report that free reserves of £343,416 were below the required reserves policy target of £402,632, a shortfall attributed to protracted legacy settlements. Despite this, the charity holds £267,099 in cash and investments and has concluded it has sufficient funds to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Murray Smith LLP.

Who funds ROY CASTLE LUNG CANCER FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROY CASTLE LUNG CANCER FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, ENFIELD LIONS CLUB (CIO), PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST	FY2024	£20k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£15k	Cancer Care
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST	FY2025	£14k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k	Care of Cancer Patients
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
ENFIELD LIONS CLUB (CIO)	FY2023	£10k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£10k	Cancer Care
ENFIELD LIONS CLUB (CIO)	FY2022	£10k	Lung cancer research/support
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND	FY2025	£9k
THE INMAN CHARITY	FY2022	£8k	Medical - Research
FORT FOUNDATION	FY2025	£7k	Health
FORT FOUNDATION	FY2024	£7k	Health
THE VANDERVELL FOUNDATION	FY2022	£7k	Medical care and research
THE VANDERVELL FOUNDATION	FY2021	£7k	Medical care and research
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST	FY2023	£7k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST	FY2022	£6k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	FY2023	£5k	Miscellaneous Causes
THE VANDERVELL FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k	Medical care and research
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE VANDERVELL FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k	Medical care and research
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUST	FY2024	£5k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)	FY2025	£4k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND	FY2023	£4k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND	FY2022	£3k
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£3k
THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2022	£2k
THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2023	£2k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k	Merseyside
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
FORT FOUNDATION	FY2025	£2k	Health
THE W E DUNN TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE HILARY AWDRY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE W E DUNN TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Health, medicine etc
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Grant
THE URSULA KEYES TRUST	FY2021	£1k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)	FY2022	£1k	Medical / Disabled
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)	FY2024	£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k	Single payment
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£800
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST	FY2022	£600
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST	FY2025	£500
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£500	Single payment

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/05/2020	£9k	Ask the nurse & Keep in touch service
UK government	25/11/2019	£56k	The Integration and Analysis of Data using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Patient Outcomes with Thoracic Diseases (DART)
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/03/2006	£151k	Anti-tobacco youth campaign

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	2	£819k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£137k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£56k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£15k
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUST	2	£13k
FRAZER TRUST	2	£12k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£7k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JIACAI FOUNDATION.

JIACAI FOUNDATION income £210k
Asthma and Lung UK income £16.1m
EUROPEAN LUNG FOUNDATION income £498k
YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH income £27.7m
THE RUTH STRAUSS FOUNDATION income £2.3m
TEENAGE CANCER TRUST income £21.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROY CASTLE LUNG CANCER FOUNDATION	£5.2m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
JIACAI FOUNDATION FY2025	£210k	—	0	below	17.5%	no doubt
Asthma and Lung UK FY2025	£16.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EUROPEAN LUNG FOUNDATION FY2025	£498k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH FY2025	£27.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RUTH STRAUSS FOUNDATION FY2024	£2.3m	unclear	2	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.