YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH
Registered charity 516898 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTIVE AGAINST CANCER, Y C R, YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH CAMPAIGN
The charity's objects are the advancement of health or the saving of lives by undertaking research and other relevant activities in the Yorkshire region or elsewhere to help people avoid, survive or cope with cancer.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £7.0 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £121.0 million. The charity holds £12.5 million in free reserves, which is below its stated minimum target of £22.4 million, though total reserves including designated funds exceed the maximum policy target of £37.4 million.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“The total aggregate value of donations from Trustees during 2025 was £1,486 (2024: £1,260). There were no other related party transactions in the period or prior period.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Yorkshire Cancer Research (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- HALSTEAD, Timothy James — director, appointed 01/08/2026on trustee list
- STEELE CBE, Robert James Campbell, Professor — director, appointed 01/02/2025not on trustee list
- HACKER, Amy Elizabeth — director, appointed 01/10/2024on trustee list
- SOUTHBY, Peter John — director, appointed 01/10/2024on trustee list
- BARKLEY, Martin John — director, appointed 01/01/2024on trustee list
- NEEDHAM, Sandra — director, appointed 01/01/2024on trustee list
- BEAGLEY, Joanne Louise — director, appointed 01/01/2024on trustee list
- JACKSON, Heather Louise — director, appointed 01/10/2022on trustee list
- LANGLANDS, Robert Alan, Sir — director, appointed 20/09/2022not on trustee list
- JENNER, Samuel — director, appointed 14/06/2022on trustee list
- JOHNSON, Matthew Peter — director, appointed 14/06/2022on trustee list
- BONNAR, Craig — director, appointed 01/01/2021on trustee list
- RICHARDS, Elizabeth Anne — director, appointed 14/11/2018on trustee list
- NDAWULA, Robert Samuel Duncan Mugenyi — director, appointed 12/10/2018not on trustee list
- MORNIN, Joanne — secretary, appointed 01/01/2021
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £10k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Advertised salaries (public job ads)
Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.
- Retail Area Manager — From £30,000 per year depending on experience. Plus car allowance. · Harrogate (Hybrid) · posted 6 days ago (seen 09/09/2026)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£7.8m
Reserves (reported)
£22.4m
Reported reserves equal ~12.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 28.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Amy Elizabeth Hacker
- Bobby Ndawula
- Craig Bonnar
- Deborah Jayne Larwood
- Elizabeth Anne Richards
- Heather Louise Jackson
- Joanne Louise Beagley
- Martin John Barkley
- Matthew Peter Johnson
- Peter John Southby
- Professor Robert James Campbell Steele CBE
- Samuel Jenner
- Sandra Needham
- Sir Robert Alan Langlands FRSE Hon
- Timothy James Halstead
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bradford City · City Of Wakefield · City Of York · Doncaster · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kirklees · Leeds City · North Yorkshire · Rotherham · Sheffield City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £7.0 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £121.0 million. The charity holds £12.5 million in free reserves, which is below its stated minimum target of £22.4 million, though total reserves including designated funds exceed the maximum policy target of £37.4 million. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.
Who funds YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH as a grant recipient include TONY RAMPTON TRUST, DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE A M FENTON TRUST, THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST, MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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