CCEW Charity Commission profile

CANCER RESEARCH WALES

Registered charity 1167290 · organisation 5081469

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
23 May 2016
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income
£5,922,513
Latest expenditure
£6,159,983
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Cancer Research Wales, Unit 22 Neptune Court, Vanguard Way, Cardiff, CF24 5PJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.cancerresearchwales.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objects of Cancer Research Wales are, for the benefit of the public, to relieve sickness and promote good health by advancing knowledge and understanding of cancer and its possible treatment and prevention techniques, providing and supporting facilities for high quality cancer research in Wales.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received
10 August 2026
Date Accounts Received
10 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£5,922,513
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,159,983
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
29 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,274,101
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,627,349
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,366,629
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,233,169
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
26 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
26 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,766,815
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,033,549
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
25 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
25 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,239,100
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,586,858

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
10 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£5,922,513
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,159,983
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
270
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
29 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,274,101
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,627,349
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
200
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
29 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,366,629
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,233,169
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£762,788
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
200
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
26 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,766,815
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,033,549
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£167,913
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
90
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
25 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,239,100
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,586,858
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
98

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
10 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
2864445
Income Other Trading Activities
2645284
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
274121
Income Other
138663
Income Total Income And Endowments
5922513
Income Legacies
2500520
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£2,266,291
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,893,692
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6159983
Expenditure Investment Management
29154
Expenditure Grants Institution
2885764
Expenditure Governance
27492
Expenditure Support Costs
845071
Expenditure Depreciation
130868
Gain Loss Investment
312473
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£6,190,340
Assets Total Fixed
7161767
Assets Own Use
136435
Assets Long Term Investment
7025332
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,162,441
Assets Total Liabilities
£6,731,746
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,592,462
Creditors One Year Total Current
1250654
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
5481092
Assets Cash
£4,832,064
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
6326775
Funds Restricted
265687
Funds Total
6592462
Count Employees
61
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
29 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1956408
Income Other Trading Activities
2095902
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
221791
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4274101
Income Legacies
1698819
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,717,666
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,909,683
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4627349
Expenditure Investment Management
20172
Expenditure Grants Institution
2101830
Expenditure Governance
33212
Expenditure Support Costs
667141
Expenditure Depreciation
94186
Gain Loss Investment
122353
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,500,000
Assets Total Fixed
6766860
Assets Own Use
202057
Assets Long Term Investment
6564803
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,117,563
Assets Total Liabilities
£5,366,964
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,517,459
Creditors One Year Total Current
1215818
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
4151146
Assets Cash
£3,730,469
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
6077437
Funds Restricted
440022
Funds Total
6517459
Count Employees
50
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
29 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
2770288
Income Other Trading Activities
1432572
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
117954
Income Other
45815
Income Total Income And Endowments
4366629
Income Legacies
1764780
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,152,780
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,080,389
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2233169
Expenditure Investment Management
30461
Expenditure Grants Institution
342532
Expenditure Governance
25600
Expenditure Support Costs
612885
Expenditure Depreciation
13810
Gain Loss Investment
255010
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,529,717
Assets Total Fixed
5008362
Assets Own Use
148996
Assets Long Term Investment
4859366
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,677,359
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,937,367
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,748,354
Creditors One Year Total Current
698883
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3238484
Assets Cash
£4,436,941
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5678713
Funds Restricted
1069641
Funds Total
6748354
Count Employees
35
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
26 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
2419034
Income Other Trading Activities
1198818
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
80131
Income Other
68832
Income Total Income And Endowments
3766815
Income Legacies
1990037
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,054,164
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,979,385
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4033549
Expenditure Investment Management
30576
Expenditure Grants Institution
2186327
Expenditure Governance
15037
Expenditure Support Costs
626136
Expenditure Depreciation
38769
Gain Loss Investment
-361512
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,359,884
Assets Total Fixed
4637524
Assets Own Use
95975
Assets Long Term Investment
4541549
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,125,099
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,402,739
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,359,884
Creditors One Year Total Current
548057
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3854682
Assets Cash
£3,138,195
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4013796
Funds Restricted
346088
Funds Total
4359884
Count Employees
29
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
25 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1457244
Income Other Trading Activities
695727
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
84906
Income Other
1223
Income Total Income And Endowments
2239100
Income Legacies
1154451
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£665,291
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,921,567
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2586858
Expenditure Investment Management
33124
Expenditure Grants Institution
1020907
Expenditure Governance
5830
Expenditure Support Costs
654153
Expenditure Depreciation
30984
Gain Loss Investment
19771
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,642,610
Assets Total Fixed
4957684
Assets Own Use
92010
Assets Long Term Investment
4865674
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,045,997
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,015,551
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,988,130
Creditors One Year Total Current
486832
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2528719
Assets Cash
£2,400,769
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4642610
Funds Restricted
345520
Funds Total
4988130
Count Employees
23
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout Wales
Welsh Ind
Yes

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CANCER RESEARCH WALES
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2016-05-23T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - Foundation Registered 23 May 2016
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH BY ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF CANCER AND ITS POSSIBLE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION TECHNIQUES, PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING FACILITIES FOR HIGH QUALITY CANCER RESEARCH IN WALES AND IN PARTICULAR BY:(A) FUNDING CANCER RESEARCH PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN WALES, INCLUDING THOSE LINKED TO: (I) THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; (II) UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ACADEMIC AND/OR RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS; AND (III) PROVIDERS OF CANCER TREATMENT.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
574253
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CRW
Charity Name Id
574847
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
YMCHWIL CANSER CYMRU

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures