World Cancer Research Fund Trustees, repoffj strategic report and financial statements Registered Charity No: 1000739 Registered Company No: 2536180 30 September 2020 World Can¢er Research Fund R¢gistered numbEr 2536180 TnL*ee5 rep)rt. strdte8ic rqx)rt ar￿ fjnancial siaiem¢nis 30 kpiemb¢r 2020 Contents Referenct and athnini5trative infonnation Report of the Tru#ees Statement of Responsibiltties of ihe TTusiees Inde￿ndent auditorfs rerrt)rt to ik members of World Caw Reseawch Fund Statetnent of finaT￿JaI aetivities Balance Sheet Statement of cash flows Notes io the financial thiemenis 4-20 21 22-23 24 25 26 27-39 Worfd Cancer Research Fund Registered number 2536180 TnLtrs- dTBtegic rew)rt and financial si*¢m¢nts 30 Seplcmber 2020 Reference and administrative information WORLD CANCER RESEARCH FUND CHARITY IYO.. I￿0739 COMPANY NO: 2536180 REGisfEREDOFFICE 140 Pethtothville Riwj nthin NI 9FW TRUSTEFS Mk A Sinclair{¢h8imMnl Mrj BuThJ PtofA C￿[ Ms A H￿l¢T Mr P Mccarty Iresi8ne4122 SKKAember20201 Ms S P¢pF¢r MrR Power PRLSIDENT M5 Marilyn CHIEF EXEcirrivE OFFICER Ms Hutson (h)rn?ley CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Mr Kelly Browtiin8{Teiirtd 28 FrbrU￿ 20211 SUC￿)r to ￿ ap￿l￿ed ￿ a tyl￿¢¢ meaing SEcR￿ARy R¢¢d Smith Co￿ra(c Servitts timit¢d AUDITOR RSM UK Awjii LLP 25 Farrin8(kn Stt¢d Lorth EC4A 4AB BANKERS Bar¢]ays Bathk PJ P.0. ￿>￿ 288 GlouC￿￿$hire GLI 2EH NaiW¢￿ Bank 246 Reg￿ London WIB3PB SOLICITORS Reed Sjniih LLP The Br￿gate Tower 20 Pri]￿r0￿c Strea LorM40 EC2A 2RS Baes Wells LLP 2-6 CgnrH)n Stre EC4M 6YH World CaTKer Re5ear¢h Fund Regisiered numiKr 2536180 Trustee5 re[￿. strategic ter￿ and financid stalernenls 30 September 2020 Report of the Trustees foriheyearended30 Sepiember2020 The Tn￿¢¢$, who are also diyedors of World Cancer Rescarch Fund for the Purposes of the Companie5 Act. present their Report and ACCO￿tS for the year ended 30 Sepiembei 2020. The TTU5tees have adopted the provi510ll5 of the Statement of Recommended Prdctice, Aeeouniing and Reporting by Clmriiies (Chanties SORP (FRS 102)) and the Financial Reporting Standard 102 applicable in United Kingdom and Republic of [￿land IFRS 1021 and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Attepxed Ptadi¢e as il appli¢5 frown l January 2019. in preparing the annual report and financial statements for the eharity. This Rep(fft of the Tnjstees incorpo￿LeS the Sirniegic ￿pOrt and the Dire¢tors' ieport rquired un¢kr the ComrAnies Act 201J6 {Strate8ic report and Directors. rel￿) Regulations 2013. Who We Are Our vision is to live in a world where no d¢v¢l(ys a preventhble cancer. Our mission 1$ to champion the latest and rn05t authoritative scientific research from around the world on cancer prevention and survival ihn)u8h die4 wetghi and physi¢al activity. sothat we help people Tnake infoTrned lifestyle choict5to r￿uc¢ their cancer risk atMI improve othcomes of cancer survivors. The cornerstone of our research progfdmme is the ConiimK)us u￿18[¢ Proje¢L which infomis our work. Tt is th¢ world's largest 50ur¢e of scientific re5Vdrch on cancer prevention and survival through di¢t, w¢ight and physieal activity. We traT151ate thi5 science into ac¢urat¢, a¢¢¢ssible. uThJersthTknJabk infonnation so that you ¢an have the best available ¢ancerpreYcntion advice at your fingertips in our Recommendations for CaJKer Prevention. By fw)ding resvdrch and thlivering health infornution pro8Tammes - such a5 Eat well during cancer for cancer survivor4 and Eai Mov¢ Learn for ¢hildrni and famhli¢s- we cmpower people to make healthier lifestyle choiee5. Public Benefit It 1$ estimated that one in two rKople in the UK will develop catKer in their lifetime ar0￿)d 40 w¢ent of can¢eYs in the UK could be prevented- that's neady 147,0(K> ¢ases every year. Eating A healthy dieL being more active each day and mainlaining a healthy weight are. after not smokin& the most impottsni way$ to ￿U¢¢ ¢an(tr risk. We think it is vital that all research on cancer prevention is pieced tOget￿r to give a clear picture on what people can do to help Prevent caneer. We are proud to achieve ihis and provide clear, consistent. scienct-based Tn¢s5ages alK>Ut whot people can do to reduce their ￿t￿er ris We confirni tha¢ we have complied with public IKnefit guidaTxe from ihe CIHrity Commission (in England and Wales). In particular, th¢ Tn￿¢¢9 ¢onsider how plam*d activities will cotrtribute to the aims and objectives set. aT¥J the effect that these will have on our ￿ner1e￿arles. The World Cakn¢er R¢s¢ar¢h Fund Network Worldwide the bujden of can¢er ¢ontinves to incTrase and it won't be deali with by treatment alone. As a caneer prevention charity, w¢ know only loo well that effe¢(ive ¢an¢er prevention measures are critical to dealing wsth the cancer crisi& World Cancer Re5eaTch Fund i5 a memlxr of a network of Lwhcer rffevention Charities with a global voice. For over 35 years the World Cancer Research Fund Network {WCRF Network) has adV(￿aled ihe viiai need for cancer prevention measures tts bE taken through a IKalthy diet. physic41 aetivkty a￿1 kin8 a he8]thy weight. Our message was e¢hoed in February 2014 when the World Health Ihganisation came out strongly in 5UPPOrt of urgent implementatton of effective preveniion stTategies to ¢UTb the disease. Being a member of a network. led and unified by w￿]d CarKer Research Fur￿ International {WCRF International), we 2chieve much moly working iogdher than w¢ can alone. We acc¢ss and support re5eareh around the worliL share resources lo Influe￿¢ wJli¢ymokiog and weach mote pcoplc with ourcancer prevention health inforn)ation. Collaboration Tneans we can fund more research, shwy evi(kn¢e, p(K>l exp￿11$¢ and our re50urccs efficiently 50 you can be confident you are getting excellent value for fitnds you donaie 10 US lo help wevent cancer. World CarK¢r ReSe￿ch Fund Regislerd nuThber 2536180 Tru5tees' rewrt. 5tTrtegic rq￿ and financial 51aiemenis 30 Seplembet 2020 We believe that it 15 POS5ible to reveT5e the Canc￿ IM￿den I￿1 it will take all of us- government& health profe55iona15 and individuals- pulling togrfher io make this hap￿. Togetlw we ¢an pjrveni cancer. Charitable Inforrnatio World Cancer Research F￿d (WCRD 15 a charilable co￿panY limited by guarantee and was established on 3 September 1990 {the charity was regi*ered by Charity Commission on 30 (ktobEr IWI. It is govemed by up to 10 Trustees in accordance with the Articles of Association. Gov¢rn*n¢¢ l*forrnation The Trustees are ￿ponsIble forthe overall stratewc diTecfion and managemetrt ofthe organi5ation. They are elected at the Annual General Meeling (AGM) and Can hold office until the st¢ond AGM following their appoiniment when they are eligible for reappointmenL The Tn]siee Board meets * least iwi¢e a year where decisions are made ￿lating to issues affecting ihe charity. The Trustee Board delegate5 responsibility for the orKrations of the charity to thr Executive staff= - Marilyn Genty- Prcsident. World Cancer Research Fur￿ Network - Rachael Hutson G4xrnley- Chief Executive oificer{CEO). World Cancer Re5&qrch FurKi (WCRF) Kelly Browning- Chief Financial Officer (CFO). World Canr£r Research Fund {WCRF) (retiTtd 28 Feb 2021. Successor to be aprx>inted at a firture m1￿ce tneeiing) Periodically, new Trustees are re¢ruit¢d to en5urethecharity has acce55 to a comprehensive range of skills and on the basis of the s￿¢]rIC ne¢d$ of WCRF. New Trusttts *e iTtvited to attend a IM)aTd meeting prior to their appointment. New Trustee5 receive key d￿uMentS relating io the charity and a Comple￿ iNIuc¢ior) piogramme. TTaining nee¢ts of the Tn]stee Board ar¢ assessed and met asnttesw on an I￿goIng b￿SiS. Seoior Staff strUct￿re The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Tfsy>n5ible for the daY-l￿daY management of the charity and reports to the President of the Network and ihe Board of TTUStee5. WCRFhas three key divisions.. Communications and H¢al¢h Infonnation. F￿￿￿4[sing. and Finance & OperAtions and each have a D¢￿ent Herf wlK> rew>rtS to the Chief Executive Offi¢w manages each team's stsff and aciiviti¢s. WCRF'S staff w0￿S closely with colleagues in WCRF International and the two organi5ation5 share office space. WCRF Intemational provides strdtegic direction io all members of the global nttwork.. it guide5 and tnanage5 the Science and Research programmes on behalf of WCRF. 35well as providiTh8 SUPPOrt in the following areas.. Finance, Human Resources, IT and genernl opera(ional logistic* RemuneratlOTi IS assessed annually in aCCordar￿e with WCRF'S appraisal process. The appraisal pr{￿$$ involves obj¢¢tive setting for each ernployce and a r¢￿eW of perfornianee against objectives on an annual basi& The perforniance against obje¢iives ts used as a lusi5 for any variable comrKnsation awarded. The individual salary is predominately based i>n the employee's professional expeTien¢e and organi5alional respon5ibilitle5 as set out by their job description and ternis of employment. Salaries are benchmarked every two to three yeaTS Using Cronor Rewards and Xp¢rtHR Salary survey5 to ensure coM￿tIll¥et)ess in ihe markdpla¢e. Hert Is att ovtrvitw of our rnain aehiEvemeDts for the ye*r October 2D19 to S¢ptem￿r 2020: Science and Research Progr8mmes Since inception. the WCRF NetwoJ* has investd £127 milli(ffl in research worldwde. As cancer is a complex disease. we need to connect the dots ￿tWeen all the differeni areas of s¢ien¢e $0 we u￿lerStand the bigger picture. To do thi& ￿ar on year. we invest in a Vdriety of research proje¢i> Some of these are rnore traditional lalx)ratory based proje¢tK while other5. such as the Continuous UrKtste Proje¢L {CUPI, review ￿$earth findings and translate thai infonnation into usable advice forthe scientific community and 0￿Cancer Prevention Recommendations for ihe general public. The kience and Research programmes are managed by WCRF Intema¢ional for the knefit of all WCRF Network membeTS. World CaTKer ResL*rch Fund Registered numb¢r 2536180 Tru5tecs' Tew>rt, stta(ewc Tqkn and fltwcl￿ slaletnenls 30 September 2020 Achievements The Continuou5 Upjate Projee¢- an*tysing res¢#r¢h prevettlion and survival The Continuous Update Project (CUP) isan ongoing programTn¢ to analy% gltsittl rtseawh on how diet, nutrition and physical activity affed carKer risk and 5urvivxl. Among experts worldwide ii is a tn]sted. authoritstive scientifi¢ resource, which infomis ¢UTrent guidelitKs and policy for cancer prevention and survival. For much of the year our CUP work w8$ it) a ttansiiion period followin8 from the swcessful public4lion of the Third Expert Report in 2018. This Trdnsition phase came to an e￿1 in tkccrnber 2020. The core goa15 of the CUP Trdnsitioll work in 2019-20, Mtre-. P4rt l.. Breosf ¢4w¢erSUrvi￿I￿pr0Je¢l Agreeing final conclusions on the evidence for breast c4ncersurvivoT5 forTnedical outcomes. Discussion on the evIder￿e for ￿￿￿th-[clatcd quality of life with the aim to rnake ¢on¢lusions if ]x)ssible. Presenting a plan on the joun￿] articles to ￿ devel￿¢4 timelinc 8nd autlb)Tship. Port 2.. Wortslreamprogress 6Mdrecommendolions An overarching gim- to infonn the firture d]r￿110n and philosophy ofthe CUP over the next five yews. Each work51ream to present tkir rttommendation5 forthe firture of the CUP. Discussing relative merit5 of the recotnmend&tion5 in IIK context of feasibility, *ientifJ¢ interest. innovation, public health ￿￿rIt, aThJ ¢OSL Reviewing Priorities and how besi to p]r>￿$S the w(rt* overthe next 2, 3 and 5 years including the advoniag¢s and disadvantsg¢s of different combinatiffls of work pro8ramme5 for next stage of the cup. Agreeing on the rALblication strategy for firtUfE CUP outputsand Èdentify if any s¢ientifi¢ papers could be develO￿d from the work5tream work. The CUP Trdnsition WO￿ came to a cortlusion in Novemi*r 2020 with a wies of Panel meetings with all goals achieved. The new phase of ihe CUP intory￿ratIng the wotk ofthe Transaction will in April 2021, alongwith the ￿lease of ihe findings of the B￿a$1 Cancer Sujwivors project. Other key t7chievements." Three expert rATrel meetings held. all run virtually aLT055 12 time zones Developing a new protocol for illvc5tigating dietary and lifetyle pattems and risk of ¢an¢er Nine work5treams. engaging a total of 36 %icllti5ts from around the world 50 WOTk5treaTh tne¢tings and moTe thn 75 houts tsf expert debate More than 500 pages of guidanee develottd {not includin8 the BCS project) The BCS SLR for medical outcomes included 356 studies of women diagno￿d with breaA cancer Submitting the BCS SLR for quality of life outcome& which included 107 publications An Automation project A life course student project Key pArtnership5 WCRF collaborated wth Tom Gaunt 8t the University of Bristol to progres5 the work on automating data extrdction into the CUP Database. A project on early life exposure to did. nutritior4 and physical activity. 8￿j risk of colott¢tal cancer in adulihood was undertaken by a Masttt's student * Erasmus Medical Centy the Netherlands, supervised by a post-d￿ and a research group lead. Links weJY establsshed thr()ugh WCRF'S Researeh Intetpretation team with the NIHR Nutrition and Caneer Collaboration {UK FAsed) and ICONIC (intern&tional) arnuThl work on cancer in childrery teena8¢r5 and young adlllts, through the Sysiem¥ tspproiKh workstream. WCRF will be ¢wtsollrcing some of the CUP'S firture work. and we received some expre￿lOnS of interest from workstream member4 e.& for the D￿lary omllifesrylepoiiern¥ workstream and the Life course workstream. Researeh Grant Prograrnrne When the WCRF Network began funding research in 1983. the idea that risk ofdeveloping¢a￿¢0U1d be linked to diet was largely dismissed. World Canttr R¢svdr¢h Fund R¢gisi¢red number 2536180 Tn￿￿5 T¢toru swat¢gic r¢wn and financid slalemenl$ 30 September 2020 Over 35 years our message is now widely %cepted ar(MJThl the world The prÉority for our research has shifted to identifying gaps in our knowledge and taking advantage of l￿w pr<￿esseS and technologie5. New research is continually needed to ensure that we can continue to give people the MO￿ 8c£llraie and up to date advice possible. Our Research Grant Pro8fdmme. man&8ed by WCRF Intemational. wovides fundin8 of up to £350.000 per project. enabling us to invest varied projects worldwide these be Investigator Initiated Grants or Seed Grants. Investigator Initiated Grams ore forrewr¢hers working on our ￿searCh areas and themes. The aim of this grant funding scheme i5 to support innovative and ori8inal research into the link of diel nutrition and physical activity in ¢ith¢r Cancer Prevention or CaTKer Survivor Seed Grants8￿ intended as start-vp fwids forpTeliminary Tesearch toallow ihe development of innovative ide84 new methodologies and new restrdrch t(MJls relevant lo our Research Th¢m¢s. This will allow researchers to colle£t preliminary data or test study pardmeters to take them to a stage where an application for an Investigator Initiated Grants would be appropriate. Key sMccesses- Overall. the WCRF Network fi]nded 13 grants to the value of £3.5m in 2019-20. From Iktober 2019 to Se]xember 2020 the Network Iwd 47 active or live g1all￿ 5UPPOrtirhg 47 re5earcheT5 and organi5ations (but each of them with more teams involved}. WCRF also develtyed a new partrmhip with Cancer AustrdliK which is woviding AUSS3(KI.000 over thrtt years to c￿fi1nd an Australian based projeci_ This kmthewship will start in 2021 and will hO￿fullY bring quality research in Australia that can benefit everyone. Regulur Grnni PrO¥rnm￿ 2019n020 - This year wa5 the first round of 8fdnts where we used the new Grant Management sy#em IGMSI. The f¢￿back we received applicants and panel members wa5 very FK>51tive. The 5y5tem allowed us to run a v￿] Grant Panel meeting with live scoring and ass¢ssment in Jwie 2020 during the Covid19 lockdown. Within the f￿dable applications there was a good splri between our differtnl restsrch area5 and theme5. We had 10 5tudie5 on cancer prevention and 3 on caneer sutvivors. Of the 13 grants lh* wert fundable, 7 projeas fo¢used on understanding the mechanisms that link diet. physical activity and body weight with cancer. 5 on host factors and genetjc sus¢epxibility and l on evidence for iThpact on cancer5 survivors. Newly funded Studies In S¢pternber 2019, WCRF fijnded 3 new innovative research projects this year that will contribut¢ to filling gaps in our s¢ieniifi¢ knowledg¢ aix>Lrt cancer. These are.. Dr Caroline Ilen50n. University ofManclKsier. UK A Seed GTant project investigatirhg the effect of ￿1ViC r￿liotheraPY the intestinal microbiome and metabolome to improve the dete¢tiLWJ and rnanagement of g&kninte5tinal (Gl) toxicity. Radiotherapy has many $ide-effect$thai lowera patient's ￿)Y$s￿l and Tnental wellbeing, Ihis include5 knwel problem5 such as diarrhoea and incontinence. This ￿earCh will potentially lead tts a 5iThple test (hat will predict who will have more severe bowel problems ￿fOre Jadiotherapy, and provide infomiation on how dÈd can Tnanage those stde-effects. Dr Da&finn Amne. Bjorknes unl￿15￿ty College. Nonvoy An Inves¢igaior Iniliaied Grani on adiposity and physical aclivity and the risk of 26 fdneers in the UIL The project use5 UK Biobank. examining tk ￿derlying mechanisms. Thi$ Project aim5 to clarify relation l%tween aditrf)sity and phy5ic41 activty a￿1 risk of 26 ca￿erS in three large European cohort studies and to explore the TX>tential un4krlyin8 mechanisms that could explain these asso¢iaiion& Tht$ will be of major impoTtancc for str￿g(hening the eviderKe regarding adip05ity and physical activity and ￿nCer risK andcould ¢On¢Tibute ioward more cornplete estimates of cancer burden due to low physical activity and adiposty, and prevention of athJitiona] can¢er cases in the general population throu8h weight control arld physical activity. World Cancer Re5rd￿h Fund RegisleTed number 2536180 Trusttts. Te]x)rt. strttrgic rwn and fir*nod statements 30 S¢piember 2020 ProlChn5fopher Millell. Jmperit71 College London. UK An Investigator Initiated Grant inv¢5tigating Ultra-pro￿sSed food ¢onsumpiion and ¢an¢er incidence and mortY41ity. e5titnating and projec￿ iwdet)$ in Europe ¢on$iderin8 different scenarios With Sales of ultra-processed fo￿5 growingglobally, t1￿]rrOn$￿mplion hasbeen linked to an increased risk of obesity. diakt¢s and heart disease. Howevei we know very little about the associated risks of developing cancer. The project will peiform most Comp￿henSive evaluation on the consumption of uliTa-processed foods in relation lo risk ofcancer, card1￿Metab01ic diseases atMI ¢kath u5in8two large-scale EuTopean cohort 5tudie5. More details alY￿t lh￿ projecis will b¢ availabl¢ on our wtbsite ..Ilwivi¥.wcrf. intlresearch-we-fim4Ywhat- Research Findings from the WCRF Neh¥ork We award research grants for innovaiive r¢sear¢h into ihe links between dieL nutr1iji￿, weight and physical activity and cancer prevention and survival. Among the re￿arCh St￿J1¢S we fvnded around the WCRF Network, this year'5 new findings included the followng.. A team at Maastricht University used data from 120.852 participants of the Netherlands Cohort Study to detertnine whether the traditional M¢diterrntKan dieL ¢hata¢*riMI by a high intske of frni¢s, v¢8etables and legume4 whole gwains. fish, and mo￿>￿n$al0rnLtd fa4 m￿e alcohol intake and low intake of refin 8fdins red mea¢ and sweets can prrtect cancer. Thisconcernse¥*cialty cancertypes with a rKK)r prognosi such as esophageal, stomach. rAncreatio and lung cancer. The study found that higher adheren¢e to th¢ Mediterran￿ll diet did show reduced risks of Csuphageal and stomach Cance￿ with the decreas¢d risk for stomach ¢an¢er being more prominent ui men. Led by Piet van den BraThlt 5.'llwww.wcrf.or ha adherentt.Meditemne￿.dIet.atsd.risk. eso A study from the International Agew for Reseatch on cal￿tt (IARC) reported that adulth(MKt overweight duration and intensity have a long-la5ting influetKe on breast and colorectal cancer 5ufvLval. highlighting the nted for effective prevention of 0￿rweight and olK5ity starting at an early age. These results mad¢ many health news headlines carrying an impottsni wthli¢ kalth message for ihe prevention of the first and fourth most common cancers in the world. Led by Dr15abelle s(￿rjOrnat8r￿rn. h sJ/www.w¢rf. Lntlresearch.we-f￿dWhlt.w¢-rt-f￿ndlTr canc¢r-survival ifdime-oyerwei -im A team at the Gennan Cancer Research Centre invesiigated whether blo(d Fmramders of platelet a¢tivation are aSs￿l2t¢d with the risks ofth¢ most¢ommon ¢an¢ertypes- breast, prostaie, and colorectal cancer-over time. They also investigated if dietary factors, physical aetivity. oksity, alcohol consumptson. and smoksng are related to platelet activation with theoverall goal kin8 to answer the question whether platelet activation is an imrK>rtant link between dict. lifestyle and cancer development. To do this a Score reflecting adh¢Ten¢e to the WCRF re£ommendatilm5 for cancer prevention Wd5 crealcd. The result5 indicated that adhettn¢e to the WCRF re¢oTnTh¢ndations favourably aff￿t two fact£￿ implicated in Chronic disease development. Led by Dr Timan Kllhn h $Jlwww.wcrf. iDtlt¢s¢a￿￿We-fiM￿what.W¢-[e-thdiD etween41iet ¢hroni¢. lat¢let-a¢tivation-ma or-link- R¢$e4r¢h duribg COV]￿19 W¢ always have astrong ￿laTI4)nShipWlth {Wr￿anth￿lder$WIth regularmonitoring and evaluation but withthe global COVID-19 pandemic halting many research projeel4 we m¢)nitoJEd the progress of our grants more closely, offerin8 support wherever we could. Luckily only one of our grants were significantly impacted by the p2ndemic and will now resume work in March2021. The extra monitorin8 durin8 thi5time has8iven usthe opportunity to for8e even stronger ties with our grantholder& which we ￿￿k forward to continuin8 in the future. World Cantrr Res¢arch fund Regi5trred number 2536180 rtp)rt. aratrgic TW>rt artd finan¢ial 51aicmenis 30 SepleJnbeT 2020 Regular Grant Programme (RGPI 202012021 After¢areful con5id¢ralioTU we decided to open the RGP2020f2021 call sothat we could continue fundingvital cancer prevention and sllrvival restarth. W¢ hope th* with many rther organisaiions pausing iheir wt programme& our programme will ￿ able to attract even more interesting and innovaiive projects than usual. Sharing scientific research We regularly attend Scientific conferenees and events to Sh￿ our infom)ation and knowledge aErf>ut research intot role of diet, nurriiion and physi￿1 activity in relatton toCat￿eT weveniion aJ¥i survival and prornote our work While the kginnin8 of the financial year strned well with ￿ person Confere￿ from January 2020, we started to see confeTences k postponed. 80 Virtual or ￿ canc¢ll¢d aliogether. However w¢ were able to attend some c¢Jnfer¢nces in Pe￿>n at the end of 2019.. In OCto￿r 2019, ow Research InteTpr¢lation Manager. Is0￿1 Bandurek attended the European Nutrition ConfernKe 2019 in Dublin. IrelaThl. organised by ihe Nutrilion Society and the Nutrition Society Irish Section. She presenied a poster on Enugy Bala[￿e atMI the txjlicy implication of this. In November 2019 we atiended thc National Catxer Research Institute (NCRII Confere￿¢ 2019 in Glasgow. As well as a number of aaff attendin& a150 had an exhibition stand which allowed us to me¢t with other ￿n1Xr professionals and answertheirquestions alM)ut our wiKk. In 2020, as confeJYn¢¢s went virtual. this gave opportunities for all of our R¢sear¢h aThJ Policy teiiT15 lo attend ¢onfer¢nce5 we might not have gone ￿ thherwis< some example5 include.. In May 2020. Imperial Colle8e Lonlicy actions thatallow people to follow our Cancer Prevention Recommendations. GTounikd in our %ientific evidence and knowled8e. we encouTa8e polieym8ka5 to take action in a range of areas that will aff¢¢t our did and lif￿y1¢. To achieve thi& we Work to adVa￿e the evidence for ￿l1¢y, influetKe oyr larget audience, collabornt¢ with ¢ivil society organisation5 and share our work gloFAIIy. The C￿CREATE pr(fvJ¢e¢ CO-CREATE is an EU-funde(L fJve-yearEIO millton siudy'ronfroniing Obesity= c￿c￿aling p)licie5 Wjth youth" which focu￿5 on pr¢v¢nting childhood obesity in Europe by actively involving adolescents the wlicym8kin8 process. The WCRF Network is part of a consortium of 14 organisations (l￿]udIng WCRF International) across Europe, with inwt also from the US. Au￿ra]la and s(￿th Africa. The overarching aim 15 to reduce overweight and obesity in children and adole5cent5 across Euro￿ working directly with young wpl¢ t￿mSelVeS to help a¢hi¢ve this. L*uD¢h of Policy datab￿e5 In June, we launched new MOv￿G physical activity pTrlicy datsb8se, as a companion io our NOURISHING databa5eof diet Bnd ￿￿￿110￿ p)li¢y. The TW MOVING thatabase can be searched side by side with the NOURISHING database on a web plaifomi. Launched via an online webinar. severdl presentatior15 and a database demo were given - covering CO-CREATE, how the da￿baSt$ WOTk and expert opinion froTh leading academi¢s from around the world including Profe550r Bary Popkin and Professor Jim Sallis. The￿ was an audien¢¢ of228 from 41 eountrie$ in¢ludirtg USA. UK. South Africd. Malaysi4 Keny& Sri Lank& Malaysi4 Swede]4 Norway, Barbad05. Keny4 Israel, Canada and I￿]and ¢oThpri5ing a ￿]Xture of policy makers. civil S￿Iety and academic organisations. Very hi8h levels of ￿)CIal media engagement were also achieved. including reaching 64.551 people on 17 June (Compared to an average audience reach for the WCRF Intetnational Twitter feed of 8.00(klO.000 impressions per day). In frd¢t Lt was our busiest day ever for the WCRF Inien¥iional Twitteraccount. L8uDch of Buildlng 3 We launched the third in our Building Momenlum ￿rI¢S during the ycar. f(Ku5sed on marketing restrictions to childien. The third report provides advitt to poli¢ymakeTS aiKJUt Ék5ignillg and implementing restrictions around marketing food and non-alcoholic beverages high in fat, swand salt IHFSS) ￿ Children. This include5 how to use a rtghts-basedapproa¢h and overcome thallfflge5 such as industry interference and ]x)li¢y inertia. The rewrt was very well received and generdted a lot ofpress ¢overn￿ in t￿ UK. the Netherlands and internationally. Event5 and eoDveDing In February, we attended the NCDA Global Fornm in Shariah to PTC5entthe late& Building Momentum report. In the same month we also attended the World Health (kganisaiion Exe¢utiv¢ Board where the i55ue5 ofthe Global Alcohol Strategy and Tnattrnal and child nutrition were the highligh1> We also FMrti¢ipated in the World Health Assembly in May, publishing a statement on impact of COVID-19 on nutrition. physical activity and underlying health conditions. In September we virtually presen*d our Building Momenbjm report ￿ marketingrestrielions and developed a poster on ourwork in the CO-CREATE projeci ai ihe ECOI ICO conference,. atteEMled the World Pllblie Health Congress in Octoberand ihe ISPAH one day symFd>5ium on physieal a¢tiviry. In (ktoberwe attended the World Health Assembly Special Session of the Executive Board. rALblishing another statement reiternting our ¢orKerns on the impact tsf COVID-19 on non-¢ommunicable dI￿aSt (NCD) preventiOJL CommunicatlDg beallhy lifrs¢yk mewg All our communication& health ed￿aLlOn progrnrnTn¢S and campaign5 aim lo enable better understanding and to encourage ￿haviolIr change to reduce the Occu￿¢t￿e of pwev¢n(abl¢ cancer5. We do thi5 by offering high-quality evidence-based infornjation aTwJ health t￿lS to empower pewle to make healthy lifestyle choice5. 10 World Cancer R￿earch Fund Rc8isierLYl number 2536180 TnLStte3 rerort. sttat¢gic TqX)rt gnd financi￿ 5t8teThenÈs 30 Sepiembw 2020 Our team of t)vtrition expcrt5 has continued io support cross-chatity projects, ensuring all our ¢ontent is ￿t0-date and in line with our eaJKer p￿VentIOn re¢omTh¢ndations. WCRF also aciive5y seeks ￿rt[KIShIp opportunities to iThCre￿ the influence. susta]￿bilIty and profile of our work. OHr respon5eto Covid-J9 Durin¥ ihe lockdown in Sryin8 2020 we prnvided resowres and lips to IKlp prople continue to be healthy. Thi5 inclllded ihree new PDF downloads explaining standin& seated and ￿retChing ¢xet¢Trses for ￿0p]e to do at home. a full workout that ¢ould be done at home. along with lots of other content {inc. videos and blogs) io help people stay healthy and [￿*5]t]ve during such a diffi¢ul¢ lime. CreailAg u neweLearning coursefor heullhpr0l￿￿oAo1$ A new e-leaming platfortn was launched during April 2020 with fimding from the Dtnw(K)die Charitsble Company and Roche Products Ltd. It included modules on the %ierKe khind ourmes5ages. and how to help ptients and clients lower their cancer risk. Accredited by the Royal Society for Publir Health. and counting towards Continuing Professional Developmetsi (CPD). it had gained 680 registrants by the end of the year with an aim to achieve 1,200 by April 2021. Heollh Professlon41$ tt*nFbepship Our Cancer Prevention Pa¢kag< aimed al Health Profrs5ionals. saw a 6Yo increase on last yearto 5.493 members with 320 rffruited in 2019-20 (100 more than the previous year). Over 4.000 publicdtion5 were distributed through the meTnber5hip package and three issues of the 'lnfom)ed' newsletter. plus a monthly e-New5 were sent out to each member. A new e-learning course w&$ develyd las above). A Lonth)n cancet Prevention workshop held for health professionals in September with 12 attendee5 (and l(MW/o rating the w¢Nkshop good orexcellentl. Partnership wilh Mylvuiriweh WCRF partne￿d wth MyNutriWeb to deliver three Ca￿er focussed webinars to health professionals during 2020. 1 June we delivered an 'Eat Well During Cancer. webinar with over 1200 sign-ups and 576 live viewers. 93Yo of attend¢e5 felt confident talking to th¢ir palients alx1￿ Ntrition rornrAred to 3Ph before webinar. Onlinesupportgro¥p$ and11￿ cook+lollg5 We reacted to the lockdown by prowding virtual w¢ek]y closed-grO￿ dietary support sesstons with an oncology dietitian. These were designed to guide attethlee$ ihrough the princtples of eating well during caneer and answer any questions related to diet and car￿er. and nutrition during lockdown. All at¢eJKl¢e5 received nutritional inforniation on how to safely MaT￿ge the side-eifects as8￿7￿ted with cancer a￿1 a digithl ￿ck ofresoujres to take away. We had a totsl of 83 sign-ups and 75 attend¢e5 With roughly 10 people attending more than one session. All attendees were either livin8 Wlth cancer, weviously diagnosed with ￿nCer or working wtth LxTrL￿ rAtierns. The avera8e age wa5 45, with a female to male rdtio of 2..1. The groups w¢re eVal￿*d by means of a follow-up survey. with the following results.. An avcrage rating of4.9 out of 5 79/0 of attendees did tM)t have access to an ¢)ncol¢w dietitian ¢0 suppkn them throughout their ¢an¢ertreatment 93 /D of attendees fou￿1 the session with a dietitian usefvl IOOYO of attendees felt more confident managing food relaed side effecis associated with cancer IOOYO of attendees felt more confident aboui e*ing during ihe lockdown IOO/o of att¢ndees would recommend ihe workshop io ot￿T$ 860/0 ofaitendees compldely trusted WCRF UK as a reliable source of h¢alth infomiation aly)ut ean¢er survivorship The charity alsocarriedoula seriesofcoDk-alongs live on Instsgrnm with ourrArth¢r. Life Kitchen, and inconjunction with Adele Hug lorKology dietician) and Ryan Riley lttlehity chef and foun4kr of Life Kitchen). In doing so we showeased recipes froffl our soon-to-be-pub1isl￿d 2" joini b(M)kl¢4 which help to thckle the 10s5 of taste and enjoyment of fTr)d. Cancersurviwr Chorylo•$prnJert This project was completed this year. li had to tnove online because of Covid19. and we worked in partnershtp with South East Cancer Help Centre and (ksophageal Patient AS￿￿latiOn programme manager& It received a l(K)% five- siar raiing plus a lo￿1￿ recommend rdttng. After *￿ndIng a session, lo￿/& of attendee5 felt more confident in Wodd CarKer R¢s¥drch Fund Registered number 2536180 Trtsmees, re￿￿, strategic [q￿ and financial ￿ateMentS 30 Sepiember 2020 managing any food-relat¢d side efferfs aswiated with cstKer. and 63Yo felt much more Confident about making healthy and helpful fo(xi choices. And 750/0 ¢ompleiely trusted WCRF UK as z reliable source of health information about cancer surYivor5hip. Eai MOFY Learn In Septemlxr 2020 we launched a btynd-r￿Won1Ine resource forchildren ulled Eat Move Learn. It teache5 childre aix>ut healthy eating and being artive in a fun way using different chardcters to help guIde learning. It in¢ludes." nine new ducational pages on differeni subjea¥ from what hum&ns T￿ed to stay healthy to a eooking glossiry. nine new play and grow-your-own activitie& and 13 new reci￿$ for chilitrrn to c(M)k. Publicolions & Res￿1¢¢$ In 2019-20 we produced three new printed pllbli¢aiions= Weight Matters: Women's Health guide and British Favourites cookbook. The Women'5 Health gutde had 434 w11q￿ download4 and 120 were sent out to health professionals (not in¢luding the HP package). A fi]rther 1.087 were sent to members of the gelle￿1 public. There were 272 unique downloads of the Weight Matten Guidq with 35 sent to health professi¢)nals and 2,334 sent oui to ihe 8¢neral public. During the ycar. 1.772 copies of British Favourt*s wete ordettd. The Women'5 Healih guide wa5 featured in Complete Nuthtion Focu5 (with a rtach of I12(M)k the Nurring Times (1￿h of 8602A and Nutrition 2 Me {reach of 364}. Partner5hip5 and CollaborAlions We ¢ollabtsTate closely with a variety of diverse organisaii(ms and alliances to ¢klivtr the latest reseaTeh and adviee on canttrprevenlion. There are two million people c4]rrently living with ¢atKer in the UK. a figure predicted to double over the next decade, but it d¢esn't have to thi5 way. (h]rcoliaborations, partnerships and memberships help us g that me55age to even more wple. W¢ ¢uryeMly work with: AleoholHeolih Alliance We are a member of the Alco￿] Health Allia￿4 a c(Mlition of 50 non-govenunentsl organisations that work together to highli8ht rising levels of al¢ohol-related h￿1th risks. and promote evidence-based policies to reduce the hartn caused by alcohol. inelllding developing certain types tsf CaT￿er. Assoclarfo• of Medical Research Chonlies We are a member olA&wciation of Medical Re5e4rch Charities (AMRCI, which supports health and medical charities in the UK to delivei high-quality research. and cknpion5 impact for patients and publt¢ benefit through influencing policy and r¢seaJrh. Brilish ￿'e$elIC Asstsciolio Our Eat Well t￿rIng Cancer booklet is endOr￿d by the British Dietetic Association (BDA). wilh their Specialist (In¢ology group 5UPPOrting us with their experti* around diet duTing ￿ncer tttatrnent. Obesity He4lih Alllunee Wt are a tnember of the OF*5ity H¢a]th Alliance. which we sUp￿rt to IKlp prevent obesity-related h&glth conditions. We share our insights and ex￿niSe with its meTnber5 and support the Alliance's campai8n5 to help intluence government on vital policies needed LO ¢wb the oit5ity cri5kS. N41i&v41 Insiilulefor Ilealih Research We are fowiding TlleTnbers of National Insti￿te for Health Rese?￿h (NIHR) CaTrc¢rand Nutrition Collabordtion. The scope of the Collalx>rdtion's work includes 811 stsges of cancer. from pmention through to treatment, living cancerand palliative and etKI of life care. Suslai We are a member of the fr￿￿1 and fam)ing a]lian¢E Sustain. which aims to enhance the health and welfare of ￿0p1¢ and arhimal& improve the workingaJMI living ¢n￿l0￿MeNt for everyo￿. enrich society and ¢uliure and proTnote equity. Uwionlor InieT4ryalional Cancer Control We are members of the Union for Iniernaiional Cancer Control (UICC). regularly attending and participating ￿ its World Canttr Cong￿￿ and World Cancer Leader5, Summit to share the very latest on our cancer Prevention research and policy arfivities. Every year. on 4 Febn]ary. we also provide a tailored social media campaign to support UICC'S World Cancer thy, a singular initiative underwhich the entire world ran unite against cancer. Inlernationol Cuncer Research Portneuhip A5 part of World Cancer Research Fllnd Iniemaiional's network. we are meM￿rS of the International Cancer Research Partnership IICRPI, an aclive network of cancer research funding organisations working iogetherto enhanee global coliabordtion and sirn*gi¢ Coordination of Te5edrch ktween individual r¢s¢ar¢hers and organi5ations. ICRP is a unique allian¢e of can¢eT research O￿niSatiOnS from Australia, Canad4 France. Japan. the Netherland& United Kingdom, and United Stste& 12 World Cancer Research Fund Kegislerd 2536180 Tnjaets, rtwl, Straie8i¢ rt￿)rt and finan¢ial siaiemenis 30 sCp￿mk[ 2020 InlernalioNal UnionforNulnlionalSciences World Cancer Research Fund Inttrrtaiional is a foutmling ￿￿rnber ofthe International Collaboration on Nutrition in relation io CatKer (ICONIC). The aim of the Task Force is to build collaborations i￿t￿Cert organisation$ irtvolved in nutrition and CdTKer at a global level. NCD AllioNce WCRF International are rArt of t￿ NCD Alliance, a global thought leader on non-communicable diwse N)licy and practice. The Alliance 15 a convener of the civil s¢￿Iety movement, a partner (o governments and UN agert¢ies, and an adv(*ate forrKoplc at risk of or living with NCDS. IYorldHedth Org&nlwrton World Cancer Research Fund In*rJwiionaJ is officially te¢ogni5ed by the World Healih Organization (WHO). This means that it is acknowledged as a key player and in1s1￿ adviseT at the highest level of global public health. and cements our reputation as a leadin8 global allthority on the link berween die¢ weight. physical activity and the prevention of LxnL%r. Our 30" Birthday In September2020, WCRF CekbraI￿ 30 ytar5 ofcancerpreyention in the UK. To h]￿light in September 2020, we ran a cajnpaign celebJ3iiogourbirthday, with tTr￿ airn ofrai5ing more awareness of ourwork. It was largely digital. sharing re8u12r and sustained content about.. ¢)urhiMory, ourachievemtht& top tips forcancer prevention. and looking at how the world of diet. nutrition and physical activity has changed in ihai time. We also launched the Fruit'N' Fiver challertge to engage people and get them eatin8 healthily. The campaign resulted in imp￿$S1ve increases in rea¢h. engagemcnt and followrr leve15 acr055 the month. When compared to the same perii>d in the previous year, iotal reach up 31Yo. ¢otsI engagemertt was up 42O/o and the in¢rea5e in the number of followers across the month was up 3420A. Ow social media channel$ arnl UK e-News were extremely successful in drivillgtrdffic to ourcampaign wd) rAge& with e-Newsand Twitter bein8 the biggest referral 50urees. Once on the site people wety ]Ya]ly engag￿ s￿nding longer than average reading the content. Our 30th Anniversary FAQ'S page had an average'dwell time, of4m 28 seconds{wiih the avg. time spent on a pa8eacrosS the site being Im 24 ￿0ndS). And our th￿ 30 blogs togthr averdged 6 minutes (where the av8. time is 3m 23 seconds). There was also a small PR element to the campi8n. We issued a press release atr￿1 how the nations di¢tary habits had changed over 30 Yea￿ which pick up in national media. Compared to the previous September, then we aclueved greater rea¢h with our media coverage during the month (up IP/o) , and wtth a lll8her AVE (Advert151n8 Value Equivalent) of £1,241,963 Iv$ £858.362 in Sept 2019). Eng4githg ptoplt with our caTrcer preveTrtion messagt5 TraditionAI m¢di4 tkspite the increased usa8e of ￿]ne news globally, traditioJMI media #ill remains an iTnportant way of ¢ommuni¢ating withthc public. Between (kt2019 and Sept 2020 we achieved 3,139 meniionsof WCRF in themedia. This was down 530/0 on the previousyear. There a number of rea￿)n5 for this. The previous year was exceptional tn terms of mentions {up from 2017118), largely due to the￿ ￿l￿g some big cancer and obesity Stories that we were able to re5trf)nd to. In additioJ4 the iM￿l of COV1D-19 Cart￿[ be thwTrplayed. Some of key ￿Search and policy proj¢ct5 had to be postponed. meaniTh8 plan]￿d launches didn't h2ppen- and with COVID dominating the news agenda for much of thE year. it ha5 FÈen harder to 8Ct cut-through for our stories. However, the Advertising Value Equiwalent IAVEI of coveragt actually increased 5ignificarktly- up 1560/0 to £43.4 million. This indicalesthat we are achieving MO￿ high quality ¢overaEe with longer pitces (not just mentions) in 'top tier, outlets that have a larger reach and influence. Social mtdi# Over the last year we have continued to grow (M]r social charhnel& achieving 120/0 growth a¢ross all of our platforn)s (5,081 new followen duting the year with 47.669 tirtal followers as at end Sept 2020). We added Instagram to our social media poftfolio in order to attract a younger audience and this is the channel where we a￿ C￿￿entlY seeing the highest levels of engagement with an average IW¢J engagement rate acnTrss the year (far higher than the sector average). Across all of our ¢hannels we managed to reach over 7m people during the year. The top 5 Successes were.. Octokr 2019- media coverage of story alMxrt rcd and pr￿￿Se￿ meat. Thi5 was a big story from atjother organisation whose research coniradicted and said redlrKoce5sed meal didn't increase the rTrsk of cancer. We put out a stsiement in advan¢e and erKied up being quoted all the pr￿t coverage on tTr￿ day 13 Wodd Cancer RcseaTrh Fund Regis*red number 2536180 T]I￿te$. ryrt. str&tegic repirt and fijwicial $18temenls 30 Sepiemb&- 2020 {Daily Mirror. Daily Mail. Daily Expre4 Daity Telegrdph. Guardian. the SUTL the fimes). including being inierviewed On Sky New5. This resulted in atr#)ut 700 pie¢es of cov¢tHge with a reach of130m and AVE of £2.5m. 5 Dec¢tnbEr 2019- mediacoverage of Sarah Lewis's researth grant. Her research showed that being active de¢￿ased ihe risk of prostate cancer. Our press release resulted in 11)0 pieces of print coverage including in the Times, the Sun, the i. thr Daily Telegrdph. the t>aily Mail, and the Metro. Thi5 had an AVE of £450,IKX) and a reach of 21m. 23 January 2020- media coverdgr of Building Moinenftun Three. wess relea* ￿SU]Ied in 50 pieces of coverage with an AVE of £150.000 and a reach of13m. This included print eoverag¢ in the thily Star and the Sun {plu5 online coverage in the thily Mail). This demonstrated ourability to turn a technical, policy-oriented report into general press coverdge. 17 June 2020- I￿r succe5sfiJl day on Twitter ever with the lam¢h of MOVING (53.0(Kl impressions in one day). Sept 2020- month-long 3(￿ Anniversary camrAign. This included a pr¢ss ￿lease about htsw the natioai's dietary habits had changed in 30 years which rffeived coverage in the Daily Mail and the Telegrdph, with an overdll AVE of £1.2 M and reach of 38M. Sustained social media a¢¢ivity drove alTrtost 75Q/o of all traffic to the website, resulting in far higher than average dwell time on our eamp3ign pages Otiween 4.5 and 6 minutes). Social media engagement was up 42%comrAred tothe same period tast year and w¢ attrn¢¢ed 508 new followers durin8 the monlh. Digitsl Our digital presence is extremety imwjttant as li allows us ¢0 reach far more rryle than weever could without it Fx]t it 15 a constsntly evolving projed. Overall. the WCRF UK website traffi¢ for the year {(kt 19- Septern￿r 20) reslllted in.. I million unique users lup 350/• year-on-yearl 1.2 million sessions lup 340/0 Yoy). and 2.7Tn page views (up 43•/0 Yoy). This was a significant rise in traffie to the website over thks period and it's clear that the eon)navirus pandemi¢ ha5 led to a gTeater focus on 'htalth' across the British publi< which has ma￿lf¢sted itself on most sections on our si*. Traffic to our online health tools rocketed. The BMI ¢al¢ulator saw a SOVO incred5e while traffic to th¢ Caneer Health Check rose by more than I3￿/0. There were also improved results on tsur R#ipe page5 - where we've focus5ed on improving the content- with iralYi¢ up by 27QA. Lastly. the Preventing Canttr se¢iion also saw a 28Yo boost in traffic a¢r055 the year. Eal Move Learn In September 2020, we relaunched our content for children and families as 'Eat Move Learn,. This wa5 a two*art project, which consisted of tsking down and redirecting c￿lent from the obsolde Great Grub Club ￿bsIte. and rebuilding selecied content on the main WCRF UK website with a newdesigtL enhanced user journeysand download- ables. We removed ihe left-haT￿ navigation so as to provide a larger, more Child-friendly page width and added HtstJar FQP-up (to gdin feedback on wh¢ther the user 15 a child. parent or ieac]w}. This wll inforni future decisions on content and engagement. In the fiN monih of tTr￿ lau￿h. Eal Move LEarn has had nearly 10,IK)O page views (not in¢luding our new child-friendly reciro) and we'll ￿ closely monitorin8 traffic going forward to ensu￿ that Dew resource$ are relevant and wpular. Recip Our reci￿5 site eontinued io exceed all eX￿latIOns. We a(kled molr ihan 25 recipes tts the site this year. including Brit15h favourite& reeipes for¢hildTen to cook and enjoy. and BBQ recipes. During 2019-20. we focused on technical SEO work to increase tra￿JC for very competitive Search tern5. This WO￿ involved.. adding a cuisine to each ]t¢ipe. ¢hecking all recipes had Twitter cards, keywords aTN] meta de5CriPtion& and bllilding ¢￿ted landing pages for o most popular ￿tegorieS s￿h a5 slow cooker reCi￿s, vegetsrian recipes and Christmas reciFs. Our recipes pages had more than 757.0￿ page views during the year (a 2P/o increaK year-on-year). Time spent on a page is also up. Our most p)puiar recipe- tortilla piz3A- had 33,(KK) page view& (￿r most popular category page is fish. with rllore than 6,IX>O page views. Having built up gjch a popular sit¢, we'JY now exploring ways to further engage this audience, to share more of oyrhealth infortnation and convert casual browsers inio retutning visiltsn and. ultimately. th)noT5. Blos During the year we audited all 600 previous entries to kner widersthnd how wt can get more hi8h-quality traffic to the blo& but still making li manageable to maintsin and pr￿uce conteni for_ This rr5ulted in 13¢/0 higher traffic for 14 World CatKer Research Fund R¢gisitrtd numkr 2536180 Tru4¢es aTa*gi¢ f4￿rt and finan¢1￿ 5tai¢menis 30 Sepiember 2020 the year (58k vs Slk page views), despiie prnlu¢ing feWerp￿s. aod wilhtsut coThpromisingthe'time on ￿ge. either (3 min 20 seeond5 on average). We also archived blogs which were noi as relevant 10 visiiors as our newer, high- peTfoTming blogcontcnt. This kind of '8oodhousekeepin8' aLlU￿1yhe]pS more t*ople findourcontent, and thetopics they're interested in. Engaglng $UPPOrt¢rs Supporters ar¢ ai the heart of ev￿h)ng WCRF achieves. We belteve ￿Villg to our chartty Should be a great ¢xperience and we strive forthe hi8￿st ￿andardS to ensure ollr supw)rteJs are twe￿ed faidy and with respect. The fundraising en￿rOnMent in the UK continue5 to be challen8in8 and comFtitive. Continued economie atKi political uncertaintie$ weigh hea￿]Y on the Tninds of the UK w)pulation. C4)nsequently. we need to be agile to ￿SUre we adapt to any new challenges and regula¢ions effi¢iently aTbd eff¢ctiv¢ly. We continue to look for opporlunitlC5 to increase the retum on tnve5tment for our ￿ndraising activities. thus maxiini5ing available funds for research and health edllcation progjammes. We will a¢hiewe ¢hts through knowing and understanding ouraudicnc¢s and sUPPOrters: en888in8 8TxI stewarding them so we develop long-temi mednin8ful relationships. WCRF has voIL￿ta￿lY 5ub5cribed to the Fundrdising Regulator which assumed responsibility for regulating fundraising from July 2016 and inve51igat¢s and take5 appropriate adiimk on cases of public concern. We work with th¢ Regulator. as we did with its predecessor Imwty. the Fundraising Stan(knls Board. As competition for donations increase, li is imp(tht ihan evei to ensure we have a compelling "case for 5UPPOrt" Likewise, 5teWdrdship and the personal JoUn￿Y we tske with our dono]3 and supporters is more relevant than ever. Wc have been working on how we engage with our donors 2nd SuP￿rter4 across all ow fundratsing Streams. what we say to them, how we say IL io engage peffj)le with our work and THi5e vital fund5 for our cause. To ensure our fundrdi5ing channels are fjt for purw>* and are enabl¢ to raise maximum amount¥ we decided to resiru¢tute our teaTn during the year. T7u5 has enabled u5 to embrdce new ways of fundraising such as digitsl and to strength¢n our n￿nitsg evenis adding to OUr￿rs0nn¢I cost Monitoring and control of our fimdraisin8 acttvitie4 including the woA¢ done by these external organisation& is vital to ensure that our suptM)rters have a great eXperie￿e and that all supporters. tncluding vlllnerable I￿ople, treated fairly. We have a policy that outline5 how we engage with vulnernble rKople. Iwmch ean Ft obtained by contaeting us) and our supwrter setVsces t¢am have been trained ly)w tts engagc with vu]nerable 5UPtK>rter& We have robust ¢olltracts place with extemal or8anisatjon5 to ensure all applicable laws and codes, such as the Fundraising Regulatw's Code of Practice. the Data Protection Act and the Generdl Data Prote£tion Re8lllation (EU) are followed. We a150 exr*£t these organisations to voluntarily subs¢ribe to ihe Fundraising Regulator. All recipients of marketing tnatertals are screened against the Mailing Preference Se￿1¢¢ and ihe Fundrnising PJefertn¢e Service. We have Jygularly reMew and ur*Jate our Privdcy Nrtice where r£cessary and thts is available in full on our w¢bsit¢. We always strive for the highe￿ starbJard& however if our5UPPOrter50r any members ofthe public are unhappy with any asrrtct of our work w¢ encourage t7￿1 io give feedlmck. and we take any complaint or eomment fdised against the Charity very seriously. WCRF have a procedure for handling complaint5 which wa5 reviewed in May 2020. We aim to satisfactorily resolve eomplainis within five wO￿l￿g days. In tk event of cornplain15 IKing raised to the Fundraising Regulator. we WO￿ with them to resolve the issues Yaised and we leam from our supporters to help us improve what we do. We did not receive any complaints last year. FuDdrai5ing Achievements The Tnore we can rdise th¢ more we can do io achieve our vision. Robust fi￿draiSing underpins what we want lo achieve in our g￿tS and public education progtammes. Olf income is genera￿d from a numberof fundTaising developmeni channels such as legaci¢& direct mail. event& tNst& corpoNes. gift aid, el¢. To find oui more aly)ut WCRF fundraising a¢livities in the UK or to get involved. ple4se visit hitrfiJlwww.wcrf.ukorgluklfundrai$ing Gifts from supporters made w) around 66Yo of ￿r overall fijnds A further IP/0 of our in¢oTne ￿[ne frotn gifts left in ￿OPle'S Wills 8Q/* of our fftCOTne came froTn Gift Aid (reclaimed from the HM Revenue and Customs) K¢y to our $uc¢ess has Ixen our fiKus on providing (where rM>ssible) ￿rSOnalised engagement with our supporters thus building on stew•rdship and loyalty. Thi5 will continue to ￿ one of oyr k¢y areas of fund the world logging over 25.000 miles colledively ihrough their rurLnin& cyclin8. walking and swimming ov¢r a p¢riod or six monihs. The year Saw the launch of a new WCRF CoTpordte Partnerships Brochure, as well as ihe second and final yeaT of our partnership with 31N& and their LIPS FOR LIFE ¢aTnpaign. which saw the fjrni selling out of their 5,000 limited edition lipstick products. Overdll. 2019120 was shaping up lobe a record y￿r Intern￿ of corpordte in¢ome, but theCOV11>19 pandetnic meant that several p[anr￿d partnership OPPK>rfunitie5 were Ewned iTrJefinitely (with SCIEX and InfoTma), whilst severnl oiher Companies put the brokes on early paffnet5hip conv¢r5ation& Looking ahea(L however, there a￿ many wsilive discussions still tsking place around on-going corwjrate relationships aml p(*aLtial future ￿rt[￿rShIps. Events during Cov1￿19 Wilh many fundrdising events taking place in the SPTing and summer month4 unsurprisingly all were affe¢¢ed due to th¢ pandemic. While some switched online, mosi wete ¢anttlled altogether. In April, with only a week's notice, we launched the 2.6 Challenge to replace the p0￿pOned ihe London Marathon rdcc. this raised £7.IKM). As the summer pro8ressed we saw some events come back in different fom)¥ with a virtual Great North Run in September and a virtual London Marathon in (ktober. We hope to see a retum to a fuller eventsprogrammc in Summer 2021. Supportlng 5UPPOrters WCRF has a small (kvoted and frie￿[]Y SuRymer Cawe team who reswrkd to enquiries and feedback from supponers. the general public 8nd health professionals every day. Their remit is to build meaningful. long-tertrt relationships with our supw)rters as well as working closely to supwrt other departrn￿ts with initiatives and on-going projects. Finally. and as alway& thanks to the enom)ous genertssity of our SUTP>rters and the Ongoing hard work of our staff and volunteer5. we raised a total of £8.7 million. This meJJLI that we were able to invest 74Y• of our income into our can¢er prevention re5eareh and health informa(ion wtsgrarnm¢s. Working during COVltk19 With the UK locking down in March 2020. WCRF had io ￿0p ￿]llg wdOm￿an1jY an-in the office- workplace and become a.work at home" workplace. This had to hap￿tt mu¢h qui¢keT than anyone expected or wollld hav¢ liked 16 Worfd ts¢r Research Fund Registerai number 2536180 Tm#ees' ter￿. artiegic and fi[￿ncilI siaiemtnis 30 September 2020 but with strong prttedures already in place for tnf(mation security and thata prirtection we were able to get all of our staff to a position that they could wot* from home safely and efficiently. Importantly, we cffltinued to answer all of our SUp￿tr￿s. ¢alls and lette￿ with staff mawing to work successfully from hoTne. and using technolo8y wherever possible. Crneially we ensured thai the office was COVID safe for those who couldn't work from h)rnc or ￿eded to go into the oiflee from tIMe-t￿tiMe. From a staff point of view. we were able to use Govemmeni ik¢ked fvrlwgh scheme to pay 2 st&ifas their roles were unnecessary during the lockdown. All other staff were able io wot* from home and ffmained on staff. Fut￿re Plan5 Our evergffen goals forthc charity arc to reach even more people with our vita] Ca￿er pr¢ven¢ion message and work We want to continue to reach aT￿ engage pwple living with and Fryond cancer. We Wdnt to fund more projects than ever-we will ensure we have powerfi]I cases for support for our fundraising asks, which engage the"Hearts and Minds" of the support¢r5. explore furtlKr Rethcted Fundraising Project& and continue r￿uS on strengthening supporter en8agemen¢ and stewardship. Every 34 year& we embark ￿ a new strate8tc plannin8 process for the organisatioTh and this year we started with a TI￿ry of CThange project. which will guide our strategic planning proce In Februgry 2020 it was dc¢i(kd to ur¥Jertake a series of strate8ic reviews to help infonn the plans going foTrvard. Alongside this work was commissioned to addTes$ 50m¢ foundational is5ue5. The obj¢¢tive5 W¢lE'. Helping WCRF obtain maximum trKnefit from the Cfrange Pro8ramm¢ Reducing the risks from ¢onfli¢(Ing objectives or tiTnes￿l¢S Facilitating eommuThieations between proJe¢ts and the whole orgartisation En5urin8 projects are widertaken in the Cor￿¢1 sequence Supportin8 decision-making Standardisin8 on project reportin8 and ￿nefIts analysis Mana8in8 communicati￿ts to all internal stakeholders Starting wilh a workshop in March 2020 (pre COVID-19 I￿kdoWn) Execthive Manag¢m¢nl Team IEMTI considered the problem that WCRF istrying to f￿. andhencethe impact we want to make. We looked at the outcomes that will create this impact. and the outputs (activitie5 and projects) that SUp￿rt these outcomes. The result of these workshop5 was ourTheory of Clwg¢, which was sigrKd off at the end of 2020. the kndline5 of this are.. The impact of WCRF'S WO￿ i.e. how the world will be differcnt a5 a result of our worL 15 that "Fewyr people are getsingpreveniableconcers" In orderto deliver this irnrAct WCRF will achteve the foll¢)win8 outeomes= Enabling Tesearch Infomiing Public and other audience 8roups Equipping adv(Kate5 Influencing PolLCy Generating income Developing our organisation The Theory of Change includes a strong nary￿1¥t. lists some Und￿lYIng a55umptions aTMI identifies such things as what IOOD/o effective will look like, wha¢ is outside the ￿0p¢. who are our audiences and co]npetitor& and what atr WCRF'S values (this fed into a gaff workshop which bs mentioned lat¢rl. sirnple Evaluation and Monitoring framework has been develo1￿d, and this will be reviewed in the future. Es5¢nlially. 'success' is defir*d for each stage of ilr project in quaniifiable iem)s" this is Teviewed at each project stage boundary and at the close of a project. 17 World Cancer Rcseareh Fund Regi5t¢red numb¢r 2536180 Tnwe¢s' rqY)rt. Sliategic Tetx>rt and fjnancial slalemerns 30 September 2020 Work 15 beginning to draw out Vdrious strdte8ies to suwM)rt goals in the T1Kory of thn8¢. The klow eorresp)nding 5trategie5 are ￿]ng written". Fundrai5in8 Strdtegy - the first of thk& to develop the ge]￿¢ Case for Support. was completed in Novernber 2020. Health Informalion Strdtegy- a new ￿￿egY for Hcalth Inf￿ation is being developed Communications Strdtegy - OJK¢ ihe FundTai5ing and Health Inforniation #rategies have been signed off, the CommunicatlOll5 5trdte8y whll k develO￿d tts supw)rt tlKse. Audience Journey Modelling Strategy {often called stakeholder joury modelling)- a series of audience journeys will Ee define¢l to maximise engagement and lifetune value. In addition to these core Strategies, a numi*r of othcrs are s￿￿duled. Data strategy- to clarify the imithantt of dataand to define exxtty how WCRF will use data in the future to drive fiJndraisin& engagement and decisi(Trmakin8. This is the first step in the journey to any n¢w fundraising database andlor XRM stslution. Organi5ational Values - based on ¢he wtrk during the ThLY)ry of Change, staff work5hop5 were held in Au8VSt for a]1 staff. to engage with them and to seek their views. The results will Ix fed back to the EMT for fUrt￿r eonsiderntion. both in ternis of the Wdlues ihemselves and also how to promote them. FINANCIAL INFORMATJON Management of risk The Trustees have approved implemented and regularly ￿￿eWed WCRF'S risk management plan. which is operated by staff on a day-t04Jay basis. Senior thff. head5 of ¢kpartment and Tn￿$ work together to revise the risk managem¢nt plan annually. i(kntifying emerging risk& prioritisin8 them t¢rms of potential impact and likelilK>od of occurrence. The risk management plan Covus govcrnanK owational. N. 8￿j other risks. Internal control pr￿dUr¢S are in place to provide a5sufdnce against Identifi￿ risks in order to uphold the integrity and reputation of the charity. These include". a 3-year Strate8ic Plan reviewed &￿￿￿J1¢allY through the year annual operational plans and budgets which are approved by the Tru5tees- regular review by the Tw5tees of financial results, variance from budgets and financial tsrgets.. risk man3gemenL Segregation of duties KKTrlicies arNJ procedure5. Additionally, Trustees￿¥ kept UP- to4ate with any changes in govemarKe rquirements to ensure ihey are fully infornied of best prdclice. During the financial year, we identified the TX)tential impau of economic reLZ5sion as a major risk to WCRF. As a reslllt, we ￿vIewed our annual budgd COTnpared to actual ￿rforMance. Strategic plans and the reserves policy during the yeario ensure we can maintain ourrese*¢h fundingprojects overa Iwg-terni pEriod. Prompt financial reporting procedures We￿ followed in order to respond ¢0 shifts in the ecO￿>mi¢ environment. The COVID-19 r*ndemi¢ presertted athlitional risks for WCRF in 201912020 and beyon(L parti¢ularly as the ¢haTity is almost entirely reliant on volun(ary giving for )r￿oMe generaiion. WCRF began financial Ye￿ 201912020 with a healthy reserve balance and eurrenlly has a Strong cdsh position. We weTt lucky that our progfdmmes ¢ontinued to engage $upporteT5 and tW eontinued 10 support us. However as the I￿￿MI¢ contin￿5 and Brexit moves fon¥ard, we are awajr of the risk of recession anda downturn in our Er￿Ome so we are (kling all we can to monitor income and cash flow. The prttedures and policies lisied above continue in place a heightened ￿￿5¢ of awareness that changes in r¢venue may affcct ca5hflow. 18 WoTld Caneer ReS￿r¢h Fund R¢gi5*red nUM￿r 2536180 Tn]#ces' TEP)rt. strdte8lC Tetx)rt and financial stalctTrenls 30 Seplejnber 2020 Flnanelal Rtvitw Income Total income in 201912020 incre2sedby£33,555 to £8,865.663 (2O19.- £8.832. 108). Legacie5 were £1.467,540 (2019.. £2. 152,674) a decrease of £685.134. tA)nalions from individual thjnows increased by £581.430 tts £4.596.675 (2019." £4.Q15,245). Investment income Consists solety of intere5tearTKd on cash held in interest-bcarin8 accounts. Trading activitie& if any. represent revenue pr(du¢ed by WCRF'S wholly owned subsidiary, WCRF (Trading) Ltd. Revenue is raised from the rental of WCRF'sdonor listsand Christmaseard sa]¢s The company did not irade during the yvdr. Expenditure In fmancial year 2019r2020, total eXp￿dI1￿¢S decreased by £107292 to £8.813.912 (2019.. £8.921,204). Expenditu￿ on rnising fvnds incr￿ed by £129.64] to £2.314.877 {2019.. £2, J85,236). Charitable expenditure on reSe￿Ch decreased by £79,622 to £2.591,643 (2019.. £2.671.265). Charitable expenditure on information and education decreased by £127,311 to £3,907,392 (2019.- £4.Q64. 703). Net Intomt Net mov¢ment in in 2019Q020 was a surplus of £45.562. an i￿r¢ase of £139.055 (2019.. £93,493 deficil). Jfjvestmtnt Policy The policy was develo[￿ to 2SSiSt WCRF to efTertively suptrviseandTnonilor its inve5ttnentsand achieve the highest return on investments within an acceNable level ofrisk uilli￿ng? sound iDvesbnem strategy. The principal reason forholding inve5trnents isto provide funds in case of u￿x[£￿ed Shortfalls in fundraisin8 income and to ensure research, edllcaiional programmes and op￿￿tiOnal expenditure5 are not subject to 5hort-tern] cuts to the detriment of the lon8-tenn vision. Investments are maTrag¢d pr￿￿tlY and in full cornplianLY with all policies applicable laws and regulationsand must reflect the philosophy and objedives of the Charity. Any tnvestments held by WCRF are acquired in accordance with power5 available to the tnJste¢s or by way ofiegacy. The trustees allow ¢xce5s cash balancc5 to be invested in UK T￿sury Gilts and govcrnment insured corpordte Ix)TKls to maximize investment returns while maintaining minimal inv¢stment risk. Currently. WCRF ha5 no inv¢stment& Reserve5 WCRF is a dynaEnic organi5ation relying almost entirely on voluntary 8ivin& We need to hold ad¢quate reserves to react both to ¢lkallenging economic shortfalls and unex￿cled orfj>ortunities to fi]nd research and support the educational programmes. A review of the policy and re5¢rves 15 conducted eaeh yedr by the trustees to ensure adequate reserv¢s are mainlained l>ased on ihe annual budget ar¥J aclual results. The Trustees may from time to time spend res¢rv¢s on additional pro8fdmme activities kned on the reserve ￿)litY having been or exceeded. In the intejtst of PTud¢nt management. WCRF aims to maintatn a minimwn resetve * on¢ half the total annual expenditure& By holding a re￿rye. WCRFwould FK able to continue its work durin8 perii>ds of reduced Éncome that may result from an e¢ooomi¢ downtUTn or a recession. WCRF will Tnaintain its frec reserves (free reserve5 include investment4 debtors and cath in ihe tronk less ¢TedilOTS) by EKtsviding a goal in the annual budget. As of 30 September 2020. unrestrided reseThes decreased by £52.222 to £6,292.812 (2019.. £6.345.034}. Free re5er¥es at 30 September 2020 are £5,752,1￿2 (2019_. £5. 77S1.027). This equates to 8 month5 of ih¢ CUTrtnt yearf5 expenditure (2019.. 8 months). 19 Worfd CHJKer Res￿￿￿ bund RegisieTttI number 2536180 TTwees' r¢wrt, s￿￿¢81¢ rq￿rt and financi￿ 51atemenis 30 Septrmbtr 2020 In September 2020, the Board ofTtl￿e¢S approved the budgd for financial year 202012021 which included a surplus of £1.306 that will increase totsl free re*rvesto £5.753.368. The minimum reser¥¢ iaJEei of 6 monihs of the budget year'sexpenditureequate5 to approximately £4 million. WCRF UK's8oal ofa minimum of 6 months of expenditures in reserve can be met by monitoring expenses if revenue wgeis fall short. As of 30 Septetnber 2020. toial reserves were £6,456.874 (2019.. £6,411.312). Golng Co￿¢¢r# The fin&ncial statements have been pretAred on a gotng cO￿¢M iMsi& The fin￿￿la1 position of WCRF, its surplus for the year and ￿5h flows are set out edrlier and they demonstrale the overall net cash position of WCRF and its reserves wsition. As a ¢on5equence TTUStee5 believe tIHt WCRF is well plaeed to manage the business risks successfully. The full financial impa¢t of(h¢ COV11>19 pandeThic hasyd to be deterniined. However. management 15 monitorin8 current fundraising a¢iiviiie8 programme spe]Klin& Staff and making adjustments a5 necessary. In addition. the financial forecast for the 2020f2021 r]na￿la[ year 2nd budget planning forthe year 202112022 take into considerntion the p055ibility of economic ￿rndown. The Trustee5 have a reasonable expectation that the charitable company ha5 adequate resourees to continue in opernional existence for the foreseeable futwe. A¢¢ordingly, they ¢oniinuc to adopt the going cO[￿ern knis in preparing the annual re[￿ and account In summary Despite contithued uncertain economic ¢onditiOllS 8￿j a glolMI rAn¢knic. WCRF experienced another year of steady progress. WCRF will eontinlle io *rive io maximize fvndrnising opwtunitie5. monitor expenditures aTLd fund our vital work in cancerresearch to benefit wblic. Disc105ure of iDforni8tion to auditor The TTU5tees who held office at the date of approval of this Trnstees. Rerx)rt confirm that $0 far as they are aware, there is no ]Ylevant audit infortnation of which WCRF'S auditor 15 unawar< ar￿ each Trustee has tsken all steps that Ought to have tr£en taken 0$ Trustee ¢0 make tl*ms¢lves aware of any relevant audit inforn]ation and to establish that the auditor is aware of that inforniation. Pursuant to section 487 of Com[￿nieS Act 2(M)6. the auditors will be to Yeappointed and RSM UK Audii LLP wll theTefore Continue in office. The Board approv¢sth¢ TnLStees' rtptsrt and Strategic RqM)rt in itscarAcityascompany director& signed on its behalf by Alison Sinclair Tn￿te¢ 27 April 2021 140 Pentonville Road London NI 9FW 20 World C￿￿er Research Fund Re81slera4 number 2536180 Tr￿$￿e¢S ￿￿rt, Swa￿1¢ TqX)rt and finan¢ial siai¢m¢MS 30 ￿pIC]￿be[ 2020 Statement of responsibilities of the Trustees of World Cancer Research Fund TheTnEStees{who are alsodiYtaOTsofWoTldCancer Research Fund forthepwp0s¢50fcompany law) arere5ponsible for prq)aring the Trustees, Annual Rep)rt and fEnancial 5tstements in ac£ord2nce applicable law and Unl￿d Ktngdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice}. Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial 5thtements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the eharitable company and ihe group and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income aTad exper¥J1tL￿e of ihe charithble gmup for that [tri￿1. In preparing these fmancial statements the tn]ste¢s are ￿qUired to= select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. observe the rneth￿ and prin¢iple$ in the Charities SORP. make judgements and estimate5 thai are reawnable and pnthnt. State whether applicable UK Acco￿t￿lg StaTwJard5 haye F£en followed, subjec¢ io any matCTial ¢kpartu]Ys disclosed and explained in the fJJwKial aatemen￿ and prepare th¢ financial stateTnents on the going co￿eM basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the group and the charitable company wll continue its activitie The trnstees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disc105e with reasonable accurdcy at any time the financial position gf the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with Ihe Companie5 Act 21X)6. Try are also responsible for 5afr8uardin8 ihe assets ofthe ¢haritabl¢ cornpany and the group and hence for taking rusonable steps forihe prevention atyj detection of fralld and ￿her irregularitie* The Trustees are respN)nsible forthe MalnteThar￿e and integrity of the ¢OTpofdte and fmancial infotTratii)n includ¢d on the charitable company's webshte. Legislation in the UK governing the prep2Jation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jwisdidion* 21 Independent auditor's report to the members of World Caneer Research Fund OpinTroll We have audtted the financial statements of Worfd Canttr Re5¢arch Furkd (the 'chaTitable comp8ny'l for the year ended 30 September 2020 which comprise the Statement of Fina￿10] Activities. t?￿ Balance Sheet. the Ststetn¢nl of Cash Flows and notes ¢0 financial statements. including a summary of signifi¢ant ac¢oun¢ing poli¢ie$. The financial reporting framewort ¢hat has been appli￿ in their prewation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standard& including FRS 102 -The Financial RqM)rting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ire12nd" (Unifrd Ktngdom Generally Accq>ted ACc￿￿ting Practieel. In our opinion the fmaTKial st8tements= give a tr￿ and fair wew of the state of the ¢haritsble ¢omEMny's affairs a5 at 30 Septetnkr 2020 and of it5 incoming Te50urce5 and application of resowte4 including ils income andexpenditure. for the year t￿rt enikd,. have been properly prq)ared in accordance with United Kingdom Genenlly A¢¢epted Accounting Practice; and have ken prepared in ac￿rdance with the requirements of the Companie5 Act 2¢kn. Basis for opinio We conducted our audii in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) IISAS (UK)) and appli¢abl¢ law. Our ttSPOll5ibilitle5 under those standards are fi￿er descrilxd in the Auditor's re5pon5ibilitie5 for the audit of the fJnan¢ial statements srftion of our report. We are inderkni of the eharitsble company in a¢¢ordantt with the ¢thtcal requirements that ar¢ relevant to our audit of the fEnancial statements in the UK. ineluding the FRC'5 Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other eihi¢al responsibilit1¢5 in accordancc wtth the% requirement& We klieve that the audit ev1deT￿¢ we have obtaitKd is suffjcient aJMI appropria￿ to provide a basi5 for our opinion. Conclusions relating (o going ¢oth¢trn We have nothing to reTX>rt in respect of t]r following matteTS in rel*ion to which the ISAS IUK) require us to report to you where: the tn&ees' use of the going concern basis of accountin8 in the Eyeiwation of the financial statements is not appropriate: the tru5t¢e5 have not disclosed in the r]na￿la1 statemen1$ any identif*d Tnaterial U￿ertainticS that Ell&y cast $tgnifi¢ant doubt about the charitable company's ability 10 continue to adopi the going ¢oncertL ba*$ of accounting for a period of at least twel￿ month5 from the date when the flnancial statements are authorised for issue. Other infom#tion The tnJ$lees are responsible for the other inforn￿ll0rL The other informalion ¢omprises the information included in the Trustees. Report other than the financial Statements and our auditor's rep￿ thereon. Our opinion on the financial Statements doe5 not cover the ￿her infom)ation and. except to extent (rtherwise explicitly ststed in our report, we do not expr¢s5 any fonn of assllrantr eonclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the fi¢)ancial our responsibility is to read the (ts inf¢)rn)ation an4 in doing so. constder whether the other infonnaiion is materially incon5i5tent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be That¢rially mis5tsted. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatemeni8 w¢ required tts ¢kienlline whether there 15 a material misslalement in the finarKial statements or a material missiatemeni of the other inftsmiation. If. based on the work we have pxrf¢)mied, we conclude that the￿ is a material misstatemeni of this ￿her information. we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to ￿port in this re8ard. OpiDion5 OD other matt¢rs prtscribed by the Companies Act 21K16 Sn our opinion. based on the work utyjertaken in course of audit.. the inforniat2on given the TNstees' RepoTL which inclu4ks the Directors, RerxTrrt and th¢ Strat¢gi¢ R¢py)rt prepared forthe purpos¢s of ¢ompany law. forthe fuwlcialyear fvwhich the fmancial statements are prep8r¢d 1$ consisient with the fin￿￿la1 statements: and the Directors. Report and the Strategic Report included within ihe Tn￿. Report ￿ve been prepared in accordance wilh aw)ll￿ble1CgaI reqUIr￿n¢￿ 22 Wodd Cancer R¢s¢arch Fund R¢gi$tered numb¢r 2536180 TnJstr¢s" re[￿, ar￿e8]r rwrt and finBnC1￿ ￿ale[nentS 30 S¢ptrmb¢r 202 Matttrs on which we gre requlred to report by exeeptto In the light of the knowldge and understanding of the charitable comt*ny atld its environment obtained in the course of the audit, w¢ have not identificd material ml&stat¢m￿ts in the Directors, Rermjrt, or t]* Strategic Rcptsrt included within ihe Tru5tees' Rewt. We have nothin8 to T¢W1 in respect of the followin8 m*ttts where the Companies Act 21x16 ¥equires us to ￿port to you if, in our opinion.. adequate accounting records have not becn kerrt. OT returns adequate for ouraudit have not been rtteived from branches not visited by u& or the finan¢ial $tateTn¢nt5 are not in agreemeni with the accounting records arnl returns. or certain disclosures of lT￿4￿5, remunerdtion speeified by law are not made- or we have not rettived all the inforniY4tion and explanalions we Tequire for our audit. RespDnsibilitl¢$ of trustees A5 explained more fijlly in the Statement of Trnstees. responsibilities set out on page 21 the tnjstees (who are a150 the directors of the ¢haTitable company for ¢he PUTpose5 of company lawl are respon*ble for the preparation of the rinancial staiemeni$ and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for s￿h internal control a5 the trustees deterniine is oecessary to enable the prepaJ3iion of financial statements that are free from 5naterial misstateinent. whether due to fraud or ￿Tor. In preparing the finaTKial stslements the tsiwees aTe Tf5wnsible for assessing ihe ¢hati¢able company'5 ability to ontinue as a 80ing conce￿4 di5closin& as applicable, mattews related to going concem ond using the going concern basis of accountllJ8 unless the irn*ees either intend to liquidate ihe ¢lJaTi(able company orto eease op¢rn¢ion$, or have no r¢ali$ii¢ al*rnatiYe but to do so. Auditor's respoD5ibiliti¢$ for the audit of the fiDaneig1 st•¢¢ments OLtr objectives are to obtain reasonable assyrwKe about w?￿tI￿r the financi8] st*ements as a whole are free from material misstat¢m¢nt, whether due to fraud error, aThJ to issue an auditor's repTrrt ilmi includes our opinion. Reasonable assurdnee is a high level of assurance, but is noi a guatant¢e that an audit conducted in accordance wth ISAS (UK) will always deie¢t a material ￿]SStatement when it exists. Mi5Statement5 can arise from ￿￿d or error and are ¢onsid¢red material if, individually or in ihe ag8re8ate, they ¢ould ￿aSonablY be exrtcted to influen¢¢ the eCor￿n1¢ decision5 of ￿r5 tsken on the imsis of these finwKial statemetjrs. A fvrther description of ￿sponsibl1]t]eS for the audi¢ ofthe financial statements is I￿3(¢d on the FinaTkcial Reporting Council's website at h ..IAvww.fre. ibilities. This description fom)s part of our audiio¥'s report. Use of our report This report 15 made solely to the charl￿b]e rotnpany's member4 as a Ixmty. in ￿cordanCe with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit woth has been widertaken so tknt we might state to the charitable company's Tnembers those matiers we are required to slate io ihem in an auditor's rew>rt and for no other PLWP05e. To the fullest extent pern)itted by law, we do T￿t accem or assume reswjnsibility to anyone other than ihe ¢harithbl¢ cornpany and Ihe charitable company's m¢mbeTS a5 a W. for our audil work. for thi5 rewbrt. or for the opinions we have fomed. NICHOLAS SLADDEN (Senior Statwory Auditor) For and on behalf of RSM UK AUDIT LLP, Statutory A￿]lor Chartered AcC￿￿tantS 25 Fa￿ingdon &reet London EC4A 4AB 8 s￿￿{ 2011 23 Wodd ca￿tr Research Fund R¢gister¢d number 253618Q TrU￿￿e5, TewTL &ttategic re[￿ and fin3ncid sialemenls 30 Sepiember 202Q Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating in¢ome and expendilure account) for theyearended311 Sepiember202(1 Ullytstrirted f¥Dd5 2020 Rt$trirted Tot*l fuods 2020 Totsl Toiai fut 2Q19 Toial 2020 Total Total Income ¢nthwmeat$ from: Donations. leyics. ts 9nd other In(￿Me Inv¢sim¢n¢ income 8ffjOlh49 12240 251.774 &853,423 12240 8.804,407 27.701 Totsl iD(ome 8.613389 251.774 8365,663 8.832,108 on: Raisingfunds Charitabl¢ 8aiviiies 2J14J77 6J4S045 2J14.877 6,499,035 2.185.236 6,735.968 153. Tot•1 ¢AIXDditu &659.922 153.ty) &8lJ,9l2 8.921.204 Net 1055e5 OD iDvestm¢Dts 1616) 13.781) Joss {6.189) Net Intomt alld net MoT￿ment in rund% 1523221 97,784 45,562 193,493} Fund broutht fotWaTd at l Odober 2019 6J45W4 66J78 6.411J12 6504.805 Fund IMlallce5 Carried foTward4t 30 st￿eMber 2020 21 6392*12 164,062 6,456W74 6.411.312 WCRF has ro rt&xwised8aittsor losses odKrthanthe nM)v¢wi of in i￿year. The ru)tes on FOg¢s 27 of 39 forn) pffi Ofil￿t firortiai slate1￿ 24 World Cancer R¢S￿rth Fund Registeral number 2536180 Tru#ees' ttrxml. strategic re￿rt and fir￿ncIal State￿entS 30 September 2020 Balance sheet ai 30 Sepiember 21120 2019 Fixed assets: T8nwble ￿setS Investments io s4￿? 566.(X)7 Tot￿ f￿1 a%sas 566.007 Current 11ssets: D¢btOTS c}￿h at bank arLd in h8nd 12 i.￿$.691 734.682 1.179.248 7.084.013 &643J73 8.263,261 t&gbllifleJ: Cr&litors.' amunis faJlth8duewithin oneyear 13 IIA94.I781 11.114.6Q61 Na &SSrts 7.149.195 7.148,655 Total &sset5 kn currenl lthiliti£s 7.689.945 7,714.662 Creditor5: ￿[￿u￿15 fdlin8dueafttron¢ ye 14 11.231071) 11,303.3501 Total Det asi¢ts 8130 S¢oemlKr 6A56J74 6,411.312 The fuDd% of ik¢ ¢hirity- U￿￿$tr1d¢d Restritled fllrtd¥ Total futtds 6,292012 164,061 6.456.874 6.345,034 66,278 Ihe ￿al¢m¢M50Th p4es 24 kn 39 were rfferoral inaw)rth with the 4x¢iai PT0ViSi￿ applicable lo subject lo the small Ix)mp8ni¢s' Twmt and ujder thi5 exemplion a tht¢gi¢ Tqrt¥¢ is rewired T1￿ fitwKial staternerts were approved by the Ix>ardof trU￿tr5 on 27 Awil 2021 aryj ￿Tre on its tfhdf by.. All￿)n SinCl￿r Trwiee 25 World Canctr Res¢2rch fund Registerui number 25J6180 TDAce5' rtp)rt. sttaityc rqx>rt and fitJ3ncial 5taitmeni$ 30 Seple]nbct 2020 Statement of Casb Flows For iheyear ended30 Seplember2(120 2020 2019 Cish flo￿ from 0￿1•￿￿g artiirytit$- Net Cash proTrided ty opetytiig adi*itits 292,726 Cash from Init$tithg x¢tiiiti¢$: Dividends a￿j interest from inytsiments Pur¢hase of tquipment Pro¢L￿15 from saleof invesimthts 12340 159,9441 27,701 1559.0421 200.(1 Net pmiidtd by lustd illl *¢tiTrit1¢5 147.71MI Cbange in Cash ind ush ewiw*lents in ih¢ rewrting Cash and cash equivalents at tlle btginxingof the {349J31) 7M4,013 188.6151 7.172.628 C￿h aDd cash ewiTrylents at the end of tht ￿rfod 6,734M2 7.084.013 Rttontlllatlon of tt¢t ¢xF*nibtur¢ to nel wh Ilow rrnm opeNting gdilyttts Net &wenditure for ihe rq>ortingperiod DepreCiat￿n ch Loss from dispos￿ of assets Dividertds and interest from invc5tments Decredse ti) debioys DeCr￿e llj ￿£n￿d iniertst within fLvAI inc))w thv¢stmthts lrtcrease in ¢rditors 45￿2 85301 193.493} 49,684 884 127.701) 346,354 2,243 135.2451 242,726 {122401 1729,4431 309293 Net tish probided ty 0￿rIll￿g adl￿tIeS 1301,627) 26 World Cancer Research Trund R¢gisicred numbu 2536180 Tr￿¢￿e5. retm strategic rerort and financi￿ siatements 30 September 2020 Notes to the financial 51atements World Cancer Research FuT¥J ("WCRV) isa charitable Company limited by guordnttt. and incorpordttd in En8land and Wales, Charity Yegi5tration number IIKXI739. Company registration nwnber2536180. The rcgistered oifice 15 140 Pentonville Ro3d, Lortdon. Nl 9FW. AccountRng policies The following accounting policies have F*en appli¢d ¢onsistenily in dealing with ttems whieh are considered material in r¢lation to the financial staternents of WCRF. Bas1$ 0/pre￿￿110￿ The fknancial statements have been preparEd un(kr historical cost accounting convention in ac¢ordanc¢ with the Statement of Recommended Praetice.. A¢¢ouniing and RerK>rting by Charities (Charities SORP second editi¢x) effective l January 2019 {FRS 102)) and the Financial Reporting &al￿rd 102 applicable in United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) and Charitie5 Act 2011 and UK Generally A￿epted Practice as It applie5 from I January 2019. Golwg Concern The financial 5taieTnents have been prerAredon agoing Concern basis. The f￿ancial position of WCRF, its net income for the fir4ncial year and cash flows are Set out aknve and they demonstTrte the overall net cash position of WCRF and its reserves position. As a (OT￿qUenCe. the Trustees klieve thai WCRF is well placed to manage the business risks successfijlly. Thlls far, Ihe COV11>19 pandemie negatively impac¢ed WCRF. MaTtageTn¢nt continue5 to fftonitor curr¢nt fimdrdising aeliviiie& programTht sp¢ndin& staff ￿ed5 and making adjusiments as necessary. In addition. the for the 202012021 fJnaThcial yeartak¢ into consideration the wssibility of eeonomic tumdown. The Trustees have a Teasonable expectation that charitable Company has adequate resource5 to continue operational existen¢e for ihe a ￿ri(￿] of at least 12 months from the dale ihese fiT￿ncial statement5 were si8ned. Accordin8ly. they adopt the going Concern basis Èn prq>arin8 the annLMI rwrt and a¢¢ounts. WCRF is a company limited by guarnntee and the TN&ee$ a￿ namedon page 3. Inthe event of WCRF being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limiied to £1 per fouThling member. Fund accomnliwg Unre5tTiCted funds are fi]nds whi¢h a￿ available for use at the discretion of the Tnjaees in furtheTance of the general objectives of WCRF and which have not Ixen designat￿ forany other purtx)se. Restricted funds consist of grants or donations made for specific research and ed￿ation project& Income Donalio Donations are included in full in the SOFA WI￿ WCRF i5 entttled to the donatio￿ its receipt if probable and the amount is measurable wth 5uificient reltability. Gifi aid ipKome recognilionpolicy Gift aid claims are fjled approxIma￿ly¢very othermonth atml Ir￿M¢ is recO￿)Ised irt the yearthe claim is Submitted. Legary income Legacies are Includ￿ in the SOFA when WCRF is legally entitled to the iTKom4 it is probable that WCRF will receive the in¢ome and theaTnount can Ftmeasured with suffi¢itnt reliability. Entitlement istheearlier ofnotification of a quantifiable impending distribution or the legacy ￿ing ￿e1Ved. 27 Wodd Can¢er Res¢ar¢h Fund Regisw¢d number 2536180 Tnwt¢s' Ytp)rt. sttaiwc repDrt and financial slalements 30 September 2020 Notes to the financial statements (conlin¥ed) A¢eounting polities (coniipJt*dJ Inwesimenl Inco￿ andinteKft Investment irKome aTtd interest is ac¢n￿d monthly in ihe SOFA. Llabililies Liabilities are recogni5ed on an aCen￿lS trffjsis. Vulue oddedloy WCRF 15 not rewstered for VAT purposes and all costs and expenditure are inclusive of VAT where applicable. Expelldlimres Expenditure5 are accounted for OD an a¢¢n￿lS Imsis and are listd under headings that aggregate all t￿ costs related to that activity. Direct costs are attribuied dire¢ily to ihe aclivities listed. Sup]x)rt cosis are allO￿ted on i ba5l5 consisteni with the use of the resourees and itKlude human resources rKemises and other CO￿$. Human ￿SoUr¢¢ co*$ include salarie& rAyroll taxes. employce benefits and recrnitment exrtnses. Premis¢s Costs Bre office ren¢ building maintell&ncE utilitie& teleplM>ne, and insuraTKe. Other costs include travel. dues & subscriptions. taxes and fees and a Contribution to WCRF Internatil￿1 {s¢e no* 19). Grants are awarded in line with WCRF'S objectlV¢5 and ￿>[ICi¢S and are accounted for on a payable 1*515. Grnnt expense and ihe Telated liability are recogniygd in ik year recipient is entitled to the itTev¢Kable use of the funds. Tangible FiredAssÉls awdDeprecitTlion Tangible fixed assets with a cost ofmore than £250areopitalised and in¢luthd at u)itially at C05t and are depreciated over iheir estimated usefvl life. Tangible r￿ed assei pur¢hasc5 of le55 than £250 are written olTto the Statement of Financial Activities. Depreciation 15 provided to WTite-off the c￿ less the estimated residual value of machinery and equipmtnt. and rjxtures and fjttings by equal instalments over its estitnaied useful life of five year5, except for compu¢ers whi¢h are written off over three years. Leasehold improyements are dePreci￿¢d over t￿ life of the lease. whieh is ten years. C4sh alldllquld re504rces Cash, for the pwpose of the cash flow statemeni ¢omprises cash in hand and deposits reroyable on demand less overdrafts payable on demand. Liquid resourcesare curreni asset Inve5tmentswhich are dIS￿Sable wthoutcurtailing or disrupting the business and are either readily convertible into known aTnOUnt5 of cash at or close to their carrying value5 or traded in an a¢tiv¢ ma￿¢1. Finoncioliwsirnwnts WCRF has applied the provi*ons of Section I I 'Basic In￿rtM7th￿ and Section 12 Trher Financial Instrument5 iS5ues' of FRS 102 to all of its fina[￿la] instnJmen(s. Financial instruThent5 are recognised in the balance sheet when WCRF L*comes ￿ to the contrdL*ual provisions of ihe instwment and are Val￿1 at fair value through Profit or lo& Basic financial assets, which Irt1￿]¢ del￿orS and cash and t*nk iMlan¢¢s. aTE initially measured at trnnsaction price includin8 transaction costs and are subsequently carried at 8mortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangeTnent constitutes a finan¢ing transaction. where the trdnsaetion is measurtd at the present value of the future rettipts discounted at a markn Ne of 5ntere5r. Fin￿￿la￿ asset classif*d as ￿l¥able within one year are not amortised. 28 World Research Fund Registered number 2536180 Tr￿￿5. rep)TL MTaiesi¢ rqknt and financial 51alcmen15 30 Septetnber 2020 Notes to the financial statements (conlin4ed) A¢¢ountiug polieie5 (conlinued) BosicfiNancialliathliTres Basic financial liabilities. includtng creditors are tniiialty ￿Elli5ed at transaction price unless the atTan8ement conslilules a financing tran5actiOTL where the debt instrnmeni is measuJed al the present value of the future receipts discounted at a mat*et rne of inte￿$¢. Financial liabilitiesctassifjed as payable within one yware not arnorti5￿. Debt insbillnents are subseqL*ntly ca￿led at amortised cosL using the effe¢iive interest Tatc mdhod. Trade creditors are obligations to pay for gwds and service5 that haye acquired in the ordinary Course of operations from supplier5. Amounts rAyable are cla&sified as ¢uwrent liabilities if rAyment is due within one year or less. If not, they are p￿sented as non-current liabilities. Trade ¢redilOYS are rtcognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measu]rd at amorti5d c05t U5in8 the effe£tive Inte￿$t meUKMJ. Foreign cHrrencie5 Transa¢tions in foreign currencies are recorded using the rate of exchan8e njling at the date of the tfdnsa¢iion. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foff ign curreTKies atr translated using the contracted rdte orthe rdte of exchan8e rulingat the bala￿¢ sheet date aTwJ the gains or losses on translation ar¢ included in the SOFA Ter￿￿￿•110￿ bertefits Temiination benefJt$ are kmyable when cmployment is tern?inated and rxogni*d when ma￿a￿￿ent l5 committed to incu￿]￿8 these costs. Pewslow ¢osls WCRF 0￿rateS a defjned ¢ortTibution ￿LS1On ￿heMe. The assets of the scheme a￿ held separately in an independently administered fund. TheaM￿￿t¢7￿geJ tothe SOFA representsthe contributionspayobl¢ toth¢ ￿h¢m¢ tn re$pe¢t of the accounting rKriod. WCRF is cOnside￿d to rAs5 the tests set out in Paragraph I Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the defjnition of a charitable comrAny for UK Corr￿￿tion PUryKJses. A¢¢ording]y. the charity 15 Potentially exempt from taxation in ￿$perf of income or capitsl 8ain5 received wiihin (xiegories Covered by Chapter 3 Part I I Corporation Tax Aci 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains A¢¢ 1992, to the C￿ent that su¢h income or gains are applied exclusively io ¢haritabk purp05e5. The tradin8 subsidiary. WCRF {TTading) l.Id, ceased trading OPErations in 2015. If 0￿rationS resume in the firtUTe. thE subsidiary will d￿ate its profits by way of gift aid to WCRF. Consequently WCRF UK ha5 no liability io w and no defetred tsx. Key judgemtnt$ and t$tim*ti0Tr5 Estimates and judgements are Contin￿lIY eVal￿ted and are ba%d on historiczl ex￿rtenCe and other factors, including expectations of future evenisthai are Ixlieved to TEasonable underthe cireumst8J￿C Leg&ry in¢o•#e The preparation of the fjnancial stateM￿ts requires judgem¢nW estimations and assumptions LO be tnad¢ that affe the Teported valL￿s of assets. liabilitie& reven￿$ and expEnses. The nature of estimation and judgement means ihai actual ouicomes ¢ould differ from ex￿CtatI0JL Signifi¢ani areasofeKiTnation and jud￿Ment include acerL)ed legacy ncome, which is estiTnattd based onthe inforniaiion availabl¢a( Ihe balance 5h¢et date. Mana￿Ment'S e5titnate is prudent in respeci of illiquid asset to be aLYrued. 29 Wodd Canccr Kes&i]rh bund Regis￿red number 2536180 TruS￿knme to irnFffOV¢ il de￿ik)n aTrJ of IGTI ioxicny. 49,952 BjOTknts UniveThty Col Adix)sity ]thy$Kal Ktiyty arKI th¢ r￿k of 26 o￿tr$ in tht UK B￿.. exatnini)gtk urykrtyw¥ mechan￿$ 350,0 Imrtioj COJ 348,4JS Mi m(xtslity.' e5tvnati¥ Cu￿1 a¢¥J fuwre projeci burdens ￿ F.Ur{￿ consthlligddTeretti ￿enITK)s Pannershwi C{￿r￿j1 Un￿n for Iniem*#)tid CathEerC(Kthl 39JY) Total rue*rrh gr41ts 787.777 ]M￿r￿￿[Co￿&E 386a75 Grant Refunds Totsl gr4uts 123,79)) ,I50.402 2020 2019 BegnnIng￿￿iS payable N¢w fundin8 Grant payrtKnts 2,029J85 787.777 {694.8531 1.982,328 761,186 1714.1291 Endin¥yant$ pay&ble 2.122J09 2,029,385 Due within orte year (note 13) Due after one year Inoie 141 889238 I,233.071 726.035 I J03,350 32 Wodd CarKer Resvdrch Fund Rtgisiered number 2536180 T￿ceS rerxrt strategic rewrt and financid sialetnenls 30 September 2020 Notes to the financial statements (conlinued) Support tost$ 2020 2019 InfornialioD & educatio Rt5t*rrh Human resou￿¢5 Pre[lli￿5 Oiher 493.J73 IIS469 847,171 220.535 199,852 2,024,947 Si 1.784 451,011 1.835.741 599.628 527.824 17S7 ISl.87S 707,126 1,267,558 2,986,742 2.963.193 Supw cosis are allocated ba*d u]th time on eath futKtion- fu[thisi￿ infortnation & ed￿&l0￿ and research. Eath ernploytt's w%iiion is r¢vtew¢d and job reSp￿sIbIlitIeS ate dloL*tai by the a[[￿X￿1 of time spent on futKtion. Governa]Ke c05ts- fffs of £25,5(K) 12019.. U3.4W) incluth f¢es in Tesw of WCRF Trwjing of £2.5(X) (2019.. £2.1KIO) and iwd TneetingexpEtkses of£l,481 n019.. £23.&36) irKlw]ed in 33 World CarKer Research Fund Registrrcd number 2536180 Trustees. trtThl. 5traregic rerort and financial si*¢m¢nis 30 kpi¢mb¢r 2020 Notes to the financial slatements (eonlinHed) Human resourees 2020 2019 Salaries lffi59.269 167.088 7L172 79,980 44819 1.520.774 156.792 57,414 61.384 22,959 Social 5eLwrity cost$ Pension cosis- d¢fined ¢ontTibution sd Employ￿ benefits Recwiimeni 2,021,728 1.819.323 SalaY2es incluik £24.348 itt twmi￿I￿ ￿Ymtj￿ 120JSI.. £35,500)- The average numberof etnployedihring Ilryear, *￿Y$ed by caegory. w&5 as follows.. 2020 2019 Number FLJndrtL5￿g Re5¢ar¢h EducatK)A Admini51ratM)n io J2 12 10 12 45 Theemolutnents uj ¢X(W5 of £&l.IKKI, excludi￿ petL51(￿(ortIlt￿0￿ns of #aff em￿Oy￿j byth2group w¢r¢ within th¢ following ran8¢S.' 2020 2019 E60.001- £70,000 £70,001 . £80.000 f80,001- £90.000 Sei otTagain5t the s8]ari¢s atrf)ve is ir*otTreof £1 lJ47 from th¢ CornMwvinL%Job Rdenlion Scheme rw8m ICJRSI. There w¢r¢ w ￿fUlfIlled Cor￿1110￿5 in r£S￿ oft1￿$ irtomeand il is the onl). form of dir¢u fi¢wYial thai has been re(rived fro]n th¢ UK Govemmtht during Ik year 12019.. ￿11). In res￿ 10 Staff PAid over £60.LW. the coJAritxrtion was £14,516 (2019.. £JO.180). The key management rtrsoo￿I of Ih¢ WCRF atethe Pr¢sithnI.I￿ CEO*KI the CFO. Th¢ TrLLsieei who]Th atecorLSi(kr¢d tk key mawement ￿r￿)r￿1. [￿elVed ￿ remth)uaiioth12019.' nill. Board rneeling exrKnses inclttdc trts-of-TKKket iravel. lodwn& muls arml rix)m Tertal. Three Trus1tts12019". Ihreel TeLYiied out-of-p(Kket travel r¢imbuTsemenls in the amourt of £58112019.. £￿) forexpens¢s i￿urred dlrtdly. In 2020 atd 2019 ther¢ ￿rre no r¢I￿ed ￿rty Iraji￿lI0￿5 Wlth the Bogrdof Tn￿¢¢$ aNI WCRF. 1he Presiikni ondCFO wtte com]*nsated b). aftkliat¢orgaDi58tion5. 34 World Cart¢r Resta￿h Fund R¢8isi¢r¢d llll￿ber 2536180 Tru￿t¢s, re￿)rt, 5trdte8ic re￿￿rt and financid 5talcmenis 30 Seple]nber 2020 Notes to the financial statements (eoniifvmed) io Tangible Ilxed amets l*#sehold imly0￿ments Fixturc5 and M*cbillery amd Totil rittings Cost At l October 2019 Additions Dispo￿$ 464.079 471 50.612 14.064 94.470 39.409 609,161 59,944 AI 30 SEPtanber 2020 470.550 64.676 133,879 669.105 Depre¢iatio At l O¢ioixr 2019 cha￿ for year Di5POSB]5 3.933 47.809 1827 10.699 36.394 26.693 43.154 85.201 At 30 Wttthbcr 2020 51.742 13.526 63.087 128.355 Net book At 30 kpin of premium and disiy)uni$ paid 202.243 I200.￿0) 16161 {1.625) Th￿¢ were no inve5tmert charge for2020 (2019.. £1.792J. 35 World CaJKcr ReseaTch Fund Registere4J number 2536180 Tru*ees' rerx)rt. strntegic and fin3ncl￿ slatements 30 &piember 2020 Notes to the financial statements (eonlinued) 12 Debtors 2020 2019 Accrued Iwies Arnoun15 owed by atriliaies PTcpayTnents A Tnounis owed by youp Und￿akIn Tradedebtors 563.112 970.947 241.995 189,443 661,500 203,659 6,938 117,708 125.792 Ij)8￿9] .179.248 13 Creditors: amounts fslling due wilhin one yur 2020 2019 Tr&1¢ ¢redilor5 Grant ptyabk Other LTeditor5 241.151 726.035 147.420 889238 49J.110 Irtx178 1.114.606 14 Cr¢dltors: *mouDts falling d•e after one 20211 2019 Grani payable 1333J17t I J03.350 15 Cu8rante¢$ #rtd other finaDti*l ￿MMitments Operating lea$¢ ¢ommitmeDts- land. building *md e4UiPmtty¢ 2020 2019 To¢￿ future JniThllnum I￿¢ payments undtt MX]-caKrlL4bk opertatu]gleas¢5 for ¢¥h of ihe followingpetKNIs: -not lai¢r th￿ ontytar -iM¢r ihan one ytaT artd not latcr lh￿) fJv¢ycars -l¥¢¢r Th￿ fLve ytar5 Tot#l 46&000 2J12021I0 1.41&700 131.239 1.367.664 1.646.014 3.903.900 3,144,917 36 World CatKer R¢scareh Fund Regi&trr¢d number 2536180 Tnwets. rwrt. Strateg￿ TqX)rt a[￿ fin￿CIal statements 30 September 2020 Notes to the financial statements (eonlinued) 16 PeDs101 WCRF operate5 a defir￿d Con1n￿￿ll0n prnsion ￿herne. The t¢nsion costs charged for the wiod reP￿SentS contributions payable to the scheme and amovrfed to £70.572 (2019.. £57,414}. 17 Members WCRF is a Company lit]]ited by 8uarant¢¢. Tr liabilty ofthe meM1￿S of the ¢omwiy is limited to £1 each. 18 Related Parties WCRF has a whol]y owned trading subsidiary. WCRF (Trading) Lt(L which is illrorporated in the UK. WCRF (Trading) Ltd ¢trd5ed operdtions in 2015. WCRF {Trading) Ltd carried on trading activities to raise net revenue5 which 2JY ¢on¢ributed to the WCRF UK. The re8lStered addjyss 1$ Tr Broadgate Tower, Th￿d Floor, 20 PriTnf05e Street. Limdor4 EC2A 2RS. Summary balance sheet is as follow5.. 2020 2019 Cash 6045 6,938 Due to WCRF.. B￿￿￿in￿ba]an(t Net v￿u¢ of tr￿S￿l0n$ Amounis Ow￿] by subsidiary (&936) 93 (V431 17,0291 93 16.9361 Total llet assets 19 Affiliated Ch#riti¢s WCRF 15 a member of the World CatKer Research Fund global ndwori which is an international alliance of organi5ations dedicated to the wever)iioN aryj control of cancer through healihy diets and life5tyle5. The network comprises World Caneer Rese8reh F￿d Iniemational AISBL {WCRF IniemaiioJMI). an UTnbrella a550ciation and its member organisatLOll5- national chariti¢s based in diffeTEnt countrie5. MeM￿rS op¢rdie in the United State5 of America, American ITISlilute for Cancer Research {AICR)" the United Kin8dom. World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK). the N¢iknland& Stichting Wereld Kanker (hthz(tk Fonds (WCRF NL). and in the Far East, World Cancer Research Fund Limited {WCRF HK). Linked by a common vision and mission, eaeh membei organisati(m work5 With the strategic headquartn WCRF International, to en$￿￿ national and global effectiveness aThl e¢onomie5 through shared analysis publi￿¢10n$ and best practice5. With strategically placed ryanisations, the WCRF glob81 network is able to rdise awdren¢ss that cancer is largely preventable, fund innovative scientific research and Siimula* T￿w publie initiatives for cancer prevention and control through0￿ ihe world. WCRF International is fijnded by contributions and due5 from the Charity and its affiliates. When necessary. WCRF may make steding payments on ithalf of WCRF affilt*es. In turn. WCRF affiliate5 may make paymenis on behalf of WCRFioeredilors Teque51ing paytnents in other c￿￿encIeS. WCRF is reimbursed an(Vor will make reimbuTseTnents to the resr*dive affJlja￿ for these payment& The affJliat¢ tran￿¢tIonS descril*d alK>ve are recorded in Amounts owed by affjliates in nole 12. The summary activity in these accounts for the years ended 30 September 2020 and 2019 is as follows.. 37 World ca￿eT ReSea￿h Fund Regisicred numbtr 2536180 Tru51ees' re[￿ S￿￿eB]C rqort aod financi￿ Mai¢men15 30 Sepiember 2020 Notes to the financial statements (eonlinued) 20ZO IICRF II'CRF II'C.RF Desttlptlo IAttrn*tir*D*I AICR TolA15 Be8uiningbakn¢¢ Nel Vah￿ of tr￿r￿c1￿￿S Amounts 0%srd by aifth¢¢s s2.￿[ 90.389 143.290 431.816 195,687 627,503 135.841 40.942 061.500 309,447 970.947 42.942 2019 WCRb' Dts¢rlptlon NL Hong Kong 78.538 {25.637) 52.wl 273.779 158,037 431.816 13.750 091 135.841 94,825 153.8831 40,942 560,892 I(K).608 661,51X> Nei Yalueof tIans￿lI0￿% A owed by affiliates 20 AD#Iysi5 of Net Assets betwttn Fund$ 2020 T*Thgtbl¢ fi%¢d tl Ilabilitits Tot*L Unrestri¢*d funds Re￿T￿rd fw ToiBI funds 540,750 6.985.133 (1.233.071) 6,292,812 164.062 6.456.874 540.750 7.149.195 2019 Net TAngiblt rixed tvrrent iA)ne ierni sJJ¢ts Ji55ets Totals unrestrict￿ ￿tt&S Re51rir¢ed funds Yotal furtds 56&(KJ7 7.1181377 66.278 7.148.655 {1.303.350} 6,345,034 6A278 6,411,312 S(&(XJ7 {1.303.3501 38 World CatKer Research Fund R¢gisi¢TLxi numb¢r 2536180 Trudecs. rewrt, straregic rryKbn and firon¢iJ Mat¢m¢nis 30 Sepkmber 2020 Notes to the financial statements (conlinued) 21 Res¢ri¢t¢d Ik*n*t10115 and Crant5 During financial year 201712018, WCRF received a grant with a restriction for 5￿cifiC projeet wot* that totalled £208,626. The unspent bala￿e ofihat grant wa5 £54.278 at the end of finJn¢ial year 201812019. In financial year 201912020, an additional grant of £191.805 was Teceived. A portion of that grant was sptht {£105,990) and r¢lea5¢d frorn ￿StriCtl0n. A legacy re¢eived in fIna￿la] year 2018r20191£12.000) was u￿d for its intended pU￿ose and the full amount was released from restriction. Eleven gift5 from variolls Trt￿lS and Foundations were received in financial year 201912020 (£59.969} to ￿ used for Ttsearch grdnts and health infonnaiion outttach projects. Of that amount. £36,000 was sp￿t in fmancia15 year 201912021. The￿fore the restricted fimd balance is £164.062 (2019.. £66.278). 1 ort 2019 ptndIl￿ 30 Sep 2020 ReslricEed funds EC c￿clea¢¢GI￿nI 54.2?8 12.(KM 191.805 {105.9W) {ii(w) {36,fXM)) {153.Wl 140,093 Tnjsi￿oll￿datlon5 59.969 251.774 23.969 164.062 66278 The r¢5tricted fund relate$ io the EC grant. a five-year, EIO million study 'Confronting ObesÈty'. Co-creating policies with ywth'_ ClkCREATE - focuse5 on preventing childhwd obesity in Eurott by actively involving ado1¢5cents in the policymaking process. 39