CRIS CANCER FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1140193 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRIS CANCER

CRIS Cancer Foundation is an independent non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of research to eliminate cancer.The charity funds translational research projects focussing on the types of cancer that typically have fewer resources or more difficulty in obtaining financing.Current research projects include paediatric and haematological oncology.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£3.8m

Latest spending

£3.2m

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £4,400,513, which is significantly above the trustees' estimated annual operational requirement of £167,000. The trustees consider the risk of the charity failing to continue as a going concern to be remote, supported by a strong surplus and ample cash reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was 1 (2024: 1).” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was 1 (2024: 1).” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation to related charity

“CRIS made donations of £77,545 (2024: £5,089) to Fundacion CRIS de Investigacion para Vencer el Cancer, a charitable organisation registered in Spain and related to CRIS by virtue of common trustees, Lola Manterola and Diego Megia.” — page 25

“CRIS also made a donation of £80,359 (2024: £7,713) to CRIS Cancer France, a charitable organisation which is related to CRIS by virtue of common trustees, Lola Manterola and Diego Megia.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation to related charity

“CRIS made donations of £77,545 (2024: £5,089) to Fundacion CRIS de Investigacion para Vencer el Cancer, a charitable organisation registered in Spain and related to CRIS by virtue of common trustees, Lola Manterola and Diego Megia.” — page 25

“CRIS also made a donation of £80,359 (2024: £7,713) to CRIS Cancer France, a charitable organisation which is related to CRIS by virtue of common trustees, Lola Manterola and Diego Megia.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees

“CRIS made donations of £77,545 (2024: £5,089) to Fundacion CRIS de Investigacion para Vencer el Cancer, a charitable organisation registered in Spain and related to CRIS by virtue of common trustees, Lola Manterola and Diego Megia.” — page 25

“CRIS also made a donation of £80,359 (2024: £7,713) to CRIS Cancer France, a charitable organisation which is related to CRIS by virtue of common trustees, Lola Manterola and Diego Megia.” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Hacker Young. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£3.8m

Total spending

£3.2m

Cost of raising funds

£521k

Reserves (reported)

£4.4m

Employees

4

Reported reserves equal ~16.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (73% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 13.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MARTA BRIMEchair
Alvaro Portanet
Ana de Paz Bonachera
Diego Megia
Fernando Delgado
Josefa Diaz Mercado
LOLA MANTEROLA
MS ELEONOR CREATURO
NICOLA LOUISE AMOROSO
Snigdha Singh

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Kensington And Chelsea · Spain

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£3.8m	£3.2m
31/12/2024	£3.4m	£2.6m
31/12/2023	£3.0m	£2.2m
31/12/2022	£1.8m	£1.8m
31/12/2021	£1.8m	£946k

Common questions

Is CRIS CANCER FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £4,400,513, which is significantly above the trustees' estimated annual operational requirement of £167,000. The trustees consider the risk of the charity failing to continue as a going concern to be remote, supported by a strong surplus and ample cash reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Hacker Young.

What does the highest-paid employee of CRIS CANCER FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds CRIS CANCER FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CRIS CANCER FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE CIBC WORLD MARKETS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CIBC WORLD MARKETS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2024	£500	Matching Donation
THE CIBC WORLD MARKETS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	FY2025	£500	Matching Donation

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
KESWICK TO BARROW WALK	2	£21k
THE JONATHAN TOWLER FOUNDATION	2	£4k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	2	£3k
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust	2	£2k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£540
ONE FOOTSTEP	1	—
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	—
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD "CITY OF HIS GRACE"	1	—

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP.

THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP income £5.5m
KIDSCAN LIMITED income £118k
CANCER RESEARCH UK income £734.8m
CANCER PREVENTION RESEARCH TRUST income £857k
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AID (BCRA) income £123k
CANCER RESEARCH WALES income £5.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CRIS CANCER FOUNDATION	£3.8m	more than £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND LEUKAEMIA GROUP FY2025	£5.5m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
KIDSCAN LIMITED FY2024	£118k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CANCER RESEARCH UK FY2025	£734.8m	—	380	above	22.0%	no doubt
CANCER PREVENTION RESEARCH TRUST FY2025	£857k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AID (BCRA) FY2025	£123k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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