01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC022918
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 53
- Postcode
- EH2 4YN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Worldwide Cancer Research’s vision is to see a day when no life is cut short by cancer by starting new discoveries worldwide. The charity stands for people with cancer, with its objectives focused on ending their suffering and enhancing their quality of life by promoting, funding and supporting new strands of scientific research that meet four key criteria: - Starting new ideas - Exciting and creative - Scientific quality - Transformative impact
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The company's objects are to promote, conduct and support research into the causes, prevention, treatment and cure of cancer and associated conditions, and to promote publication of the useful results of such research.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £10,453,368 | £11,780,177 | 53 | 20 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £11,674,203 | £12,785,427 | 53 | 21 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £11,761,256 | £14,026,411 | 53 | 5 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £10,124,843 | £11,523,641 | 53 | 22 May 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £10,818,649 | £9,772,231 | 53 | 5 May 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
- 3rd Floor, 121 George Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.worldwidecancerresearch.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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