BOWEL CANCER WEST

Registered charity 1140271 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCW

Bowel Cancer West is dedicated to promoting research in the diagnosis and treatment of bowel cancer, education and training of the public and health professionals who care for bowel cancer patients across the West Country

Objects

1. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE RELIEF OF MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS OF THOSEWITH BOWEL CANCER, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN PARTICULAR BY SUPPORTING THEBUILDING OF A LEADING CENTRE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING SKILLS INPLYMOUTH AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF BOWELCANCER, PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH,2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULARDOCTORS, NURSES AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH BOWELCANCER

Area of benefit: PLYMOUTH

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity realized a small surplus of £2,301 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £35,470. The trustees report that the charity shop was a burden on resources and has been closed, while noting that fundraising was challenging due to the cost of living crisis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07378488

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bowel Cancer West (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).

• Hospital Saturday Fund — “BCW receives grant from the Hospital Saturday Fund” (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.

• FISHWICK, Nicola Marie — director, appointed 01/08/2026on trustee list
• MENIS, Philip Stephen — director, appointed 12/08/2024on trustee list
• MACKENZIE, Hugh — director, appointed 24/02/2022not on trustee list
• DAVARIAN-DEHSORKHE, Sima Katie, M/S — director, appointed 24/02/2022on trustee list
• BEST, John Sebastian — director, appointed 04/09/2018on trustee list
• SHEPPARD, Diane Michelle — director, appointed 15/05/2014on trustee list
• COLEMAN, Susan Daphne — director, appointed 28/02/2014on trustee list
• COLEMAN, Mark Giles — director, appointed 16/09/2010not on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARK COLEMAN MD FRCSchair
• Diane Michelle Sheppard
• John Best
• Nicola Marie Fishwick
• Philip Stephen Menis
• Sima Davarian-Dehsorkhe
• Susan Coleman

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon

Income and spending

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