RED TROUSER DAY
Our Vision: We envisage a world without Colorectal (Bowel) CancerWho are we? An independent community of patients and clinicians supporting research into the prevention, early diagnosis and cure of colorectal cancer. Our core activity is raising awareness, raising funds to support research and having fun in the process to ease the stress and anxiety of living with a Bowel Cancer diagnosis
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND RELIEF OF SICKNESS IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF COLORECTAL CANCER FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A)INCREASING AWARENESS OF COLORECTAL CANCER AND ITS SYMPTOMS ACROSS THE POPULATION IN THE UK;(B)FUNDING LEADING DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT RESEARCH INTO COLORECTAL CANCER, WHERE THERE IS A SHORTFALL IN OTHER FUNDING SOURCES, OR WHERE PIONEERING RESEARCH CANNOT BE FUNDED BY OTHER SOURCES, AND PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH IN ORDER TO:•INCREASE THE LEVEL OF EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND EARLY TREATMENT;•IMPROVE TREATMENT OUTCOMES•IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE OF PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, REDUCING THEIR ANXIETY, HELPING THEM FEEL IN CONTROL WITH INCREASED HOPE, FROM DIAGNOSIS, THROUGH TREATMENT AND POST TREATMENT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted cash funds of £26,779 at the end of the period. Total payments of £61,762 exceeded total receipts of £48,096, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The document does not disclose any reserves policy, pension deficits, or trading subsidiaries.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 23
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 25
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 25
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- PAUL FINCHchair
- Bruce Richards
- Dr Hatim Abdulhussein
- Julia George
- Kevin Longhurst
- Martin Wright
- TIMOTHY MARK BRADLEY
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £48k | £62k |
| 31/12/2024 | £45k | £26k |
| 31/12/2023 | £30k | £24k |
| 31/12/2022 | £33k | £39k |
| 31/12/2021 | £38k | £32k |
Common questions
Is RED TROUSER DAY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted cash funds of £26,779 at the end of the period. Total payments of £61,762 exceeded total receipts of £48,096, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The document does not disclose any reserves policy, pension deficits, or trading subsidiaries.
Who funds RED TROUSER DAY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name RED TROUSER DAY as a grant recipient include THE AUBREY ORCHARD-LISLE CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE AUBREY ORCHARD-LISLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £1k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUST | 2 | £23k |
| CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £23k |
| ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £14k |
| The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement | 2 | £14k |
| THE CHARLES AND ELSIE SYKES TRUST | 2 | £10k |
| PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND | 2 | £7k |
| THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £5k |
| THE SIERATZKI CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £200 |
Charities like this
- BOWEL CANCER WEST
- OCCTOPUS OXFORD COLON CANCER TRUST
- BOWEL CANCER UK
- Bowel Research UK
- CANCER CARE HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CHARITABLE TRUST
- CANCER AWARENESS TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RED TROUSER DAY | £48k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BOWEL CANCER WEST | £45k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OCCTOPUS OXFORD COLON CANCER TRUST | £41k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BOWEL CANCER UK | £6.6m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| Bowel Research UK | £1.6m | more than £60,000 | 1 | above | 21.5% | no doubt |
| CANCER CARE HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CHARITABLE TRUST | £86k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |