NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH (INCORPORATING CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH CCR)
Registered charity 519357 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH, CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH TRUST
NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUNDS CANCER RESEARCH IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND AND NORTH-WALES. OUR RESEARCH IS MOSTLY CARRIED OUT IN OUR THREE CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, LANCASTER UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF WALES IN BANGOR
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 free/unrestricted reserves stood at £3,691,012, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £2.67m. The charity reported a net expenditure before investment gains of £1,726,783, offset by investment gains of £450,719, resulting in a net movement in funds of £1,171,749.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
What the charity says about itself
From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.
The report does not state the specific year covered, only referencing 'since 2021' for funding commitments and a 2022 campaign. No clear period label is provided.
“Since our last impact report, we have continued to diversify our portfolio of world-class research to focus on the needs of our communities.”
Specific output metric from the 'Our Impact' summary page.
“Research findings shared in over 100 publications and presentations”
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — North West Cancer Research Incorporating Clatterbridge Cancer Research (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.3m
Reported reserves equal ~11.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 56.1% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Andrew Stalker
- Dr Sharvari Kothari-Short
- Frances Hewison
- Jenny Bowers
- Joanne Louise Clague
- John Willis
- Julie Edler
- Keri Barton
- Michael FitzGerald Carter · trustee of 2 other charities
- Paul Edmund Moonan · trustee of 1 other charity
- Sandeep Anantharaman
- Susan Giles · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Conwy · Cumbria · Denbighshire · Flintshire · Gwynedd · Lancashire · Liverpool City · Manchester City · Wirral
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH (INCORPORATING CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH CCR) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves stood at £3,691,012, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £2.67m. The charity reported a net expenditure before investment gains of £1,726,783, offset by investment gains of £450,719, resulting in a net movement in funds of £1,171,749. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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