Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK
Founded	4 February 2002
Type	Charitable organisation
Registration no.	England and Wales: 1089464; Scotland: SC041666; Isle of Man: 1103;
Focus	Cancer research; Health policy
Location	2 Redman Place London E20 1JQ;
Coordinates	51°32′33″N 0°00′43″W / 51.5426°N 0.0119°W
Patron	The King
Key people	Michelle Mitchell (CEO); Charles Swanton (Chief Clinician); Ketan J. Patel (Chief Scientist)
Revenue	£719 million (2022/23)
Employees	4591 (2023)
Volunteers	25,000 (2023)
Website	https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/
Formerly called	Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF); The Cancer Research Campaign (CRC)

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the world's largest independent cancer research organisation.^[2]^[3] It is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom^[1] and Isle of Man, and was formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.^[4] Cancer Research UK conducts research using both its own staff and grant-funded researchers. It also provides information about cancer and runs campaigns aimed at raising awareness and influencing public policy.^[5]^[6]^[7]

The organisation's work is almost entirely funded by the public. It raises money through donations, legacies, community fundraising, events, retail and corporate partnerships. Over 25,000 people are regular volunteers.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Cancer Research UK, registered charity no. 1089464". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
^ "Cancer charity mega-merger". BBC News. 11 December 2001.
^ "The Top 500 Charities". www.charitiesdirect.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference Gaze2002 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Annual Report and Accounts" (PDF). 11 December 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
^ [1] Report on 2008/9 research activities Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ [2] Annual Review 2010/11 Archived 4 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[EW_charity|1089464-1] "Cancer Research UK, registered charity no. 1089464". Charity Commission for England and Wales.

[merge-2] "Cancer charity mega-merger". BBC News. 11 December 2001.

[3] "The Top 500 Charities". www.charitiesdirect.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[Gaze2002-4] Cite error: The named reference Gaze2002 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] "Annual Report and Accounts" (PDF). 11 December 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2011.

[6] [1] Report on 2008/9 research activities Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[7] [2] Annual Review 2010/11 Archived 4 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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Founded	4 February 2002 (2002-02-04)
Type	Charitable organisation
Registration no.	England and Wales: 1089464 Scotland: SC041666 Isle of Man: 1103
Focus	Cancer research Health policy
Location	2 Redman Place London E20 1JQ
Coordinates	51°32′33″N 0°00′43″W / 51.5426°N 0.0119°W / 51.5426; -0.0119
Patron	The King
Key people	Michelle Mitchell (CEO) Charles Swanton (Chief Clinician) Ketan J. Patel (Chief Scientist)
Revenue	£719 million (2022/23)^[1]
Employees	4591 (2023)^[1]
Volunteers	25,000 (2023)^[1]
Website	https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/
Formerly called	Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) The Cancer Research Campaign (CRC)