BOWEL CANCER UK

Charity number: 1071038
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bowel Cancer UK aims to save lives and improve the quality of life for all those affected by bowel cancer.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£7,067,007

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Donations and legacies £5.72m
Charitable activities £1.74k
Other trading activities £1.25m
Investments £104.25k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£6,076,316

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Raising funds £2.15m
Charitable activities £3.92m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £2.15m
Charitable expenditure £3.92m
Retained for future use £990.69k

People

82 Employee(s)

13 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 4
£130k to £140k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 August 1998: Standard registration
  • 29 March 2019: Funds received from 1144937 HW ABBOTT WILL TRUST
  • 05 October 2020: Funds received from 1063614 BEATING BOWEL CANCER
  • 05 October 2020: Funds received from
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE BOWEL CANCER CHARITY (Working name)
  • BOWEL CANCER CONCERN (Previous name)
  • COLON CANCER CONCERN (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
  • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • Homes England
  • Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW)
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
  • Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Damien Marmion Chair 19 March 2025
None on record
Paul Latham Trustee 28 July 2024
None on record
Tim Kerr Trustee 28 July 2024
None on record
Husna Grimes Trustee 28 July 2024
None on record
Dr Alastair McKinlay Trustee 23 August 2023
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION
Received: On time
Alison Hill Trustee 23 August 2023
None on record
Owen Watson Trustee 21 August 2023
None on record
Duncan Rudkin Trustee 21 August 2023
None on record
Benjamin Butler Trustee 30 March 2022
None on record
Angela Wiles Trustee 01 January 2018
None on record
Dr Katharine Brown Trustee 01 January 2018
None on record
Dr DIANA TAIT Trustee 20 June 2017
None on record
STEPHEN FENWICK Trustee 21 June 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £4.82m £4.59m £5.31m £6.26m £7.07m
Total expenditure £4.78m £4.10m £3.54m £4.78m £6.08m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £6.89k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £1.57m £2.14m £2.08m £4.63m £5.72m
Income - Other trading activities £3.23m £2.07m £3.22m £1.61m £1.25m
Income - Charitable activities £6.00k £135 £2.34k £10.57k £1.74k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £9.71k £6.35k £2.84k £9.25k £104.25k
Income - Other £0 £377.81k £6.89k £0 £0
Income - Legacies £60.57k £731.36k £272.62k £326.45k £490.95k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £3.03m £2.86m £2.18m £2.99m £3.92m
Expenditure - Raising funds £1.75m £1.24m £1.36m £1.79m £2.15m
Expenditure - Governance £13.88k £11.16k £11.20k £17.70k £12.57k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £357.25k £0 £481.10k £225.30k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £199.47k £101.60k £34.19k £66.92k £164.75k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £2.27m £2.83m £4.35m £6.09m £7.13m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £683.21k £647.87k £745.97k £1.04m £1.19m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 11 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 11 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 28 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 28 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 06 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 06 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 01 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25/07/1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/06/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23/12/2011 as amended on 18 Jun 2021 as amended on 21 Apr 2022 as amended on 15 Aug 2023

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE, SUPPORT AND /OR CARRY OUT RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, CURE AND EFFECTS OF BOWEL CANCER AND OTHER LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL CONDITIONS (TOGETHER “BOWEL CANCER”) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; (B) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY BOWEL CANCER AND/OR TO THEIR CARERS AND FAMILIES AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS; (C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROFESSIONALS ON THE ISSUES RELATING TO BOWEL CANCER; (D) TO PROMOTE AND INFLUENCE EFFECTIVE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY BOWEL CANCER AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF THEIR CARERS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS IN THEIR SUPPORT; AND (E) THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Unit 301
Edinburgh House
170 Kennington Lane
LONDON
SE11 5DP
Phone:
02079401760
Email:
finance@bowelcanceruk.org.uk
Website:

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