Cancer Prevention Research Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its giving fits best where your work is medical research into cancer prevention, especially around chemicals in food and the environment, obesity or genetic links to cancer, since its grants go to university research and it names UK priority.
- The annual report shows £340,000 awarded, but no grant range is stated, so ask about the likely scale of support before setting a request size.
- No application process is published, so start with the contact it shows rather than a full proposal, and note that it says it searches UK university papers itself and supports projects it identifies.
- No deadlines or competitiveness details are published, so ask about timing when you make contact.
Overview
Cancer Prevention Research Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 265985).
The Cancer Prevention Research Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is to advance medical research, particularly research into the prevention of cancer and associated malignant diseases, and to publish the results. It focuses on cancer risk factors, including chemicals in food and the environment, and it also promotes education and awareness. Its grants go to universities for medical research, totalling £340,000 in the annual report.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Cancer Prevention Research Trust supports cancer-prevention research aimed at reducing cancer risk in the population. Its stated research interests include cancer-preventative chemicals in food, chemicals in the environment, and obesity and genetic links to cancer. It searches scientific papers at UK universities and offers support where it identifies key projects relevant to a preventative approach to cancer reduction. Its grants support university medical research, and it describes teaching hospitals and universities throughout the UK as carrying out work to discover more about cancer prevention. Beyond research, it also promotes education and awareness.
Themes
- Cancer prevention research
Geographic Focus
Priority: The UK.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Trust searches scientific papers at UK universities and supports key research projects relevant to a preventative approach to cancer reduction.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Cancer Prevention Research Trust.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- University of East Anglia£90,000year to 30 June 2025
- University of Leicester£90,000year to 30 June 2025
- University of Manchester£90,000year to 30 June 2025
- University of Oxford£70,000year to 30 June 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2021 | £401,930 | £304,323 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2021 |
| year to 30 June 2022 | £829,126 | £729,729 | £510,000 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2022 |
| year to 30 June 2023 | £496,762 | £704,002 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2023 |
| year to 30 June 2024 | £864,064 | £1,013,131 | £700,000 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2024 |
| year to 30 June 2025 | £857,131 | £650,673 | £340,000 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2022; year to 30 June 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- cancerpreventionresearch.co.uk · read on 30 October 2026
- cancerpreventionresearch.co.uk/about/about-cancer-prevention-research-trust · read on 30 October 2026
- cancerpreventionresearch.co.uk/terms-conditions · read on 30 October 2026
- cancerpreventionresearch.co.uk/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 30 June 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Cancer Prevention Research Trust?
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Contact
- 020 8785 7786source
- cprt45@yahoo.co.uksource
- 231 Roehampton Lane, Cobden House, London, SW15 4LBsource
- cancerpreventionresearch.co.uk
- Contact form
Applying to Cancer Prevention Research Trust?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 020 8785 7786source
- cprt45@yahoo.co.uksource
- 231 Roehampton Lane, Cobden House, London, SW15 4LBsource
- cancerpreventionresearch.co.uk
- Contact form