EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH

Registered charity 1171827 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EACR

The EACR is a membership organisation for those studying and working in cancer research. It provides education, training, networking and support for members and non-members with the aim of making progress in cancer research for the public benefit.

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Latest income

£2.9m

Latest spending

£2.6m

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased by £213,959 to reach £1,877,085 at year-end, with unrestricted funds comprising the entirety of this balance. The trustees report that reserves are currently significantly higher than their stated policy target of €530,000 to €784,000, though they note a long-range forecast showing reserves being eroded in the medium-term. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)

“In the band £90,001 - £100,000” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: between €530,000 and €784,000 (held: £1.9m)

“The policy suggests that in the long term, the EACR should hold reserves between €530,000 and €784,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — EACR (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).

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research — “Postdoctoral Fellowships EACR-Mark Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships” (source page)
AstraZeneca — “EACR-AstraZeneca Postdoctoral Fellowships” (source page)
The Pezcoller Foundation — “The Pezcoller Foundation Awards The Pezcoller-Marina Larcher Fogazzaro-EACR Women in Cancer Research Award” (source page)

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

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

Total income

£2.9m

Total spending

£2.6m

Cost of raising funds

£5k

Reserves (reported)

£1.9m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~8.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

PROFESSOR CAROLINE DIVEchair
Dr Elisa Oricchio
Dr Joao Pedro Taborda Barata
Dr Maria Soengas Gonzalez
Dr Marta Kovatcheva
Dr Neta Erez
Dr Sophie Postel-Vinay
Professor YARDENA SAMUELS PHD
Professor ALBERTO BARDELLI
Professor Andreas Trumpp
Professor Arkaitz Carracedo
Professor Jean-Christophe Marine
Professor Johanna Joyce
Professor Leila Akkari
Professor Nuria Lopez Bigas
Professor Rene Bernards

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

Operates in: Albania · Algeria · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Bangladesh · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Brazil · Bulgaria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£2.9m	£2.6m
31/12/2024	£2.5m	£2.7m
31/12/2023	£2.2m	£2.4m
31/12/2022	£1.8m	£1.7m
31/12/2021	£1.1m	£740k

Common questions

Is EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased by £213,959 to reach £1,877,085 at year-end, with unrestricted funds comprising the entirety of this balance. The trustees report that reserves are currently significantly higher than their stated policy target of €530,000 to €784,000, though they note a long-range forecast showing reserves being eroded in the medium-term. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.

Who funds EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH as a grant recipient include THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS	FY2023	£16k	Other grants
THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS	FY2025	£10k	Multiple grants (see Note 7 detail)
THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS	FY2024	£5k	Other

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	26/05/2022	£62k	Data-driven cancer genome interpretation for personalised cancer treatment
UK government	26/05/2022	£34k	Data-driven cancer genome interpretation for personalised cancer treatment
UK government	01/04/2022	£15k	Data-driven cancer genome interpretation for personalised cancer treatment

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
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	—
BREAST CANCER NOW	1	£300k
PHILIP KING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£30k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£13k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£12k
THE INMAN CHARITY	1	£12k
THE CADOGAN CHARITY	1	£10k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH income £185k
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AID (BCRA) income £123k
ASSOCIATION OF CANCER PHYSICIANS income £101k
THE ECANCER GLOBAL FOUNDATION income £973k
EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL RESEARCH income £2.2m
THE CAREERS RESEARCH AND ADVISORY CENTRE (C R A C ) LIMITED income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH	£2.9m	£90,001 - £100,000	—	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH FY2025	£185k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AID (BCRA) FY2025	£123k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF CANCER PHYSICIANS FY2024	£101k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ECANCER GLOBAL FOUNDATION FY2024	£973k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL RESEARCH FY2025	£2.2m	£90,001 - £100,000	4	below	—	no doubt

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