01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC006106
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 303
- Postcode
- G61 1BD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
By understanding the fundamental mechanisms that drive cancer, both at early and late stages of the disease, we aim to uncover new preventative and therapeutic approaches for the benefit of patients. As a subsidiary of Cancer Research UK (CRUK), we are addressing three fundamental cancer challenges: 1) Biology of early disease (How cancers start): How can we detect cancer earlier, identify factors (“bad actors”) leading to poor prognosis and design preventative strategies? 2) Energetic needs and metabolism (How cancers grow): What are the novel therapeutic vulnerabilities associated with increased energetic stress in tumours cells. either alone or following treatment? 3) Metastasis and microenvironment (How cancers spread): What are the therapeutic vulnerabilities of metastasising cancers and disseminated disease, and what is the impact of the immune system on metastasis?
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the company is established are: 4.1 To promote by all available means the study of disease and particularly (but without any limitation to the generality of this article) cancer and allied diseases and generally to improve the standard of knowledge of the means of prevention, diagnosis and treatment for such diseases. 4.2 To initiate, encourage, support and carry out research and investigation into such diseases and the possibilities of prevention, alleviation or cure, and to promote research in the relevant sciences. 4.3 To provide the accommodation, equipment, professional, scientific and other staff necessary for education and practical training in subjects relevant to the study of cancer and allied diseases, and for research and investigation into such diseases and their prevention, alleviation or cure.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £33,445,000 | £34,222,000 | 303 | 14 July 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £30,651,000 | £31,423,000 | 303 | 13 June 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £25,724,000 | £25,929,000 | 303 | 8 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £24,353,837 | £27,567,417 | 303 | 6 June 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £27,405,776 | £29,884,465 | 303 | 8 June 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Bearsden, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk
- Parent charity
- Cancer Research UK · 1089464
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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