40TUDE CURING COLON CANCER

Registered charity 1160500 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

40tude is an innovative and successful charity that is tackling colon cancer.Since the organisation was founded in 2011 we have raised over £2.7 million to raise awareness of colon (bowel) cancer and the importance of getting tested. We also fund ground-breaking programmes improving the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer, which can be treated successfully if detected at an early stage.

Objects

1.TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF COLON CANCER AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, RESEARCH FUNDING, SPECIALISED EQUIPMENT, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE; AND2.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO BOWEL CANCER AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE.

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

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

Registered contact address: Preston, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income increase of £44,924 to £36,238 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by higher fundraising income. Total unrestricted funds increased to £498,191, with £339,050 held in unrestricted funds to cover working capital and future research commitments. The trustees consider the financial position to be sound with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 40tude (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).

• LV= — “Previous corporate partners have included LV=, OSTC and Hermes Investment Management, whose employees nominated 40tude to be the company's…” (source page)
• OSTC — “Previous corporate partners have included LV=, OSTC and Hermes Investment Management, whose employees nominated 40tude to be the company's…” (source page)
• Hermes Investment Management — “Previous corporate partners have included LV=, OSTC and Hermes Investment Management, whose employees nominated 40tude to be the company's…” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~23.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (91% 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: 8.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• GORDON MOOREchair
• Claire Elizabeth Godwin
• Jonathan Aucamp
• Mark Lee-Amies · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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