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CANCER PREVENTION RESEARCH TRUST

Registered charity 265985 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our charity is focused on research for cancer risk factors regarding chemicals in food and the environment in general. Research has progressed systematically to identify potential agents that reduce cancer risk and to develop strategies that take advantage of basic research results. Furthermore, advances in our understanding of new and emerging technologies have become important tools for cancer p

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Latest income
£857k
Latest spending
£651k
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £3,034,523, with £476,646 employed in tangible assets and the remainder accumulated for a planned laboratory construction. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces risks from fluctuations in legacies but maintains sufficient reserves to meet commitments. The filing notes a net movement of funds of £206,458 for the year, resulting in a surplus.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£857k
Total spending
£651k
Cost of raising funds
£44k
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~23.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£857k£651k
30/06/2024£864k£1.0m
30/06/2023£497k£704k
30/06/2022£829k£730k
30/06/2021£402k£304k

Common questions

Is CANCER PREVENTION RESEARCH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £3,034,523, with £476,646 employed in tangible assets and the remainder accumulated for a planned laboratory construction. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces risks from fluctuations in legacies but maintains sufficient reserves to meet commitments. The filing notes a net movement of funds of £206,458 for the year, resulting in a surplus. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST3£8k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST3£3k
COL-RENO LIMITED3£3k
PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION2£422k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST2£151k
NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH (INCORPORATING CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH CCR)2£101k
THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATION2£65k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST2£64k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CANCER PREVENTION RESEARCH TRUST£857k—0unclear—no doubt
CANCER RESEARCH WALES FY2026£5.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO FY2024£502k—0above—no doubt
TOGETHER AGAINST CANCER FY2025£508k—0unclear—no doubt
CANCER RESEARCH UK FY2025£734.8m—380above22.0%no doubt
CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK FY2024£17.8m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear20.0%no doubt

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