Annual Review 2008/09 - Cancer Research UK

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Our financesWhat you raised and what we spent it onDespite the global recession, our fundraising income went upthis year as donors continued to show their inspiring supportfor our work. Our funds raised grew to £433 million from£419 million in the previous year. Our total income grew by£23 million to £498 million.Because of the way we account for our research grants, weaccount for the money when we make the awards, ratherthan when the researchers use the money. In terms of actualresearch activity, what we spent on research increased from£338 million in 2007/08, to £355 million in 2008/09.As a result of the economic uncertainty, we have beencautious about where we have been spending money,without compromising our research objectives. We havemet all our existing research grant awards and have spent£303 million on research.We also spent £15 million on our cancer information andadvocacy work. This shows our commitment to providingbetter cancer information to everyone affected by cancer,and to lobbying governments to make sure we have thebest public policies.How you raised £433 million£157mLegaciesPeople leaving usa gift in their Will£64mShop incomeSales from donated goodsand our own products£25mVolunteer fundraisingCommunity fundraising– local events and appeals,including Relay For Life£18mOther incomeIncluding major gifts,corporate partnershipsand shop donations£77mEventsNational events such asRace for Life, Run 10kand activities for theBobby Moore Fund£92mDirect givingRegular and one-off donations,payroll giving, and online products22 / Annual Review / Our finances
For every pound we receive, excluding retail,80 pence is available to spend on our workto beat cancer.Last year we spent over £9 million onresearch into children’s cancer. We are thelargest single funder of research into children’scancer in the UK.Total cost of research workdone during the year – £355 million* In basic research, our scientists are working in laboratoriesto understand exactly how cells normally work, so that theycan find out what goes wrong in cancer. This research is vital,increasing our understanding of the molecular basis of thedisease and laying the foundations for new ways to detectand treat many different types of cancer.£38.7mIncludes cervical, kidney,stomach, sarcoma,testicular, pharyngealand over 100 other cancers£44.6mBreast£5.5mBrain£6.9mPancreatic£7.1mBladder£8.8mNon-Hodgkin’sLymphoma£142.9mBasic research *£29.8mBowel£12.2mOvarian£12.7mLung£12.9mSkin£13.6mLeukaemia£19.4mProstateAnnual Review / Our finances / 23
Page 1 and 2: Making an impactAnnual Review2008/0
Page 3 and 4: Welcome to ourreview of the yearThi
Page 5 and 6: Our vision,purpose and goalsOur vis
Page 7 and 8: Progress againstour goalsWe introdu
Page 9 and 10: ‘I investigate how theimmune syst
Page 11 and 12: Focusing on the individualOur world
Page 13 and 14: ‘My research on howcells repair D
Page 15 and 16: Last year, our specialistcancer inf
Page 17 and 18: This year, we’ve seen realchange
Page 19: Last year, we spentnearly £13m on
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Page 26 and 27: Our objectivesfor next yearHere are
Page 28 and 29: The Executive BoardOur Executive Bo
Page 30 and 31: Thank youWe would also like to than
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