OCCTOPUS OXFORD COLON CANCER TRUST

Registered charity 1104702 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotes research, innovation and training into colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease and related diseases including their causes, prevention, treatment and care and the advancement of new methods of diagnosis surgery. Advances education for public medical profession in all aspects of colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel syndrome & related diseases.

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Latest income

£41k

Latest spending

£144k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £79,110 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £423,847. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet its commitments and continue its charitable objectives for the foreseeable future. The charity has no employees and therefore holds no pension obligations or employment-related liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Professor Christopher Cunningham, Mr Oliver Jones and Ms Katherine Baker are directly employed by, and hold senior positions at, the OUH which the trustees consider to be a related party. Professor Sir Neil Mortensen is an Honorary Consultant Surgeon at the OUH and was President, Royal College of Surgeons of England.

“Professor Christopher Cunningham, Mr Oliver Jones and Ms Katherine Baker are directly employed by, and hold senior positions at, the OUH which the trustees consider to be a related party. Professor Sir Neil Mortensen is an Honorary Consultant Surgeon at the OUH and was President, Royal College of Surgeons of England.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Occtopus Oxford Colon Cancer Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

PROFESSOR SIR NEIL JAMES MCREADY MORTENSENchair
Bryan Geoffrey Morton CBE
Dr Michael Stein
Katherine Jane Baker
MARK ALEXANDER ROWSE
Marianne Julebin
Nicholas John Handy
Oliver Matthew Jones
Professor James Edward East
Professor Timothy Stanley Maughan · trustee of 1 other charity
ROBERT FRANCOIS JONCKHEER
Simon Paul Thomas Mackenzie Holland

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£41k	£144k
31/12/2024	£30k	£210k
31/12/2023	£34k	£83k
31/12/2022	£34k	£85k
31/12/2021	£248k	£66k

Common questions

Is OCCTOPUS OXFORD COLON CANCER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £79,110 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £423,847. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet its commitments and continue its charitable objectives for the foreseeable future. The charity has no employees and therefore holds no pension obligations or employment-related liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.