# METUPUK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1196494
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 9, 2021
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1196494


## Contact

- **Address:** 4 West End Barns, West End, Northwold, THETFORD, Norfolk
- **Postcode:** IP26 5NE
- **Phone:** 0300 030 3101
- **Email:** contact@metupuk.org.uk
- **Website:** https://metupuk.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF PATIENTS IN THE UK WHO HAVE OR ARE AT RISK OF METASTATIC BREAST CANCER (MBC); IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT MBC BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND EDUCATION, WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO INCREASE MBC RESEARCH AND ACCESS TO DRUGS AND ENSURING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THAT MBC PATIENT TREATMENT AND CARE REMAINS A NATIONAL PRIORITY.

**Activities:** METUPUK is a UK wide patient advocacy charity for people with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) campaigning to increase public awareness and education about MBC.   We work to see better care, access to drugs and trials as well as representation of MBC patients within NHS UK, the national regulators and drug companies.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £58203 | £36221 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £77711 | £61012 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £86883 | £24731 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dr Helen Steele — appointed Nov. 9, 2021
- Emma Smith — appointed July 31, 2023
- Katherine Southwell — appointed Dec. 2, 2025
- LAURA ASHURST — appointed March 24, 2025
- Philip Southwell — appointed Nov. 20, 2023
- Sue Thomas — appointed Oct. 29, 2025