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

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

Latest income

£82k

Latest spending

£79k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2024

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

Largest income source: none

“No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 (2023 : None)” — page 17

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£82k	£79k
31/12/2023	£81k	£82k
31/12/2022	£88k	£85k
31/12/2021	£75k	£57k
31/12/2020	£32k	£57k

Common questions

Is BOWEL CANCER WEST financially healthy?

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. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.