Our corporate partners
We're extremely grateful to every one of our corporate partners. Their support is vital as we work to stop people dying from bowel cancer.
Our current partners
Amgen Limited
Amgen Limited is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.
Amgen Limited focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen Limited has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.
Andrex®
Andrex® have been supporting our #GetOnARoll campaign since Tuesday 21 June 2022. As of March 2024, we have deepened our partnership, with Andrex® pledging £2.3 million worth of support for our work. This is part of their new ‘Get Comfortable’ campaign. Which aims to shape a national conversation about the public’s toilet habits and ease embarrassment around seeking help from health professionals if people are worried about their bowel health.
Matt Stone, UK Marketing Director, Kimberly-Clark said: “Overcoming toilet awkwardness will help us all have a healthier relationship with our bodies and the bathroom. This fantastic collaboration is the start of a mission to do just that. We’re delighted to not only kick things off with ITV’s Celebrity Big Brother, but also confirm our long-term commitment and partnership with Bowel Cancer UK.”
Aldi
Aldi have been supporting our #GetOnARoll campaign since Wednesday 22 June 2022.
Julie Ashfield, Managing Director of Buying at Aldi said: "It's shocking to learn that almost half of all adults in the UK cannot name a single symptom of bowel cancer. When we heard how powerful it could be to simply print the signs and symptoms on loo roll packaging – so they are there when people most need to see them – we were really keen to get involved."
Find out more about our partnership here.
ASDA
ASDA have been supporting our #GetOnARoll campaign since Friday 24 June 2022.
Sarah Yorke, Buying Manager, Household at ASDA said: "We're delighted to announce that we are joining the #GetOnARoll campaign, supporting with on pack awareness on our popular own brand toilet roll ranges. We are also making a £50,000 donation to the charity to help fund future initiatives.
"Spotting signs early is so important, so anything we can do to raise awareness of what people should look out for, and signpost them to Bowel Cancer UK to find out more, is crucial."
Find out more about our partnership here.
B&M
B&M have been supporting our #GetOnARoll campaign since Monday 20 March 2023.
Mandy Iannantuoni, People Business Partner at B&M Stores said: "We're delighted to be able to support Bowel Cancer UK's #GetOnARoll campaign. The business was so inspired by Jayne's story, the incredible bravery she has shown and her mission to help others that sadly could find themselves in the same situation. It makes us incredibly proud as a business to support the campaign and know that it could help save more lives of both our colleagues and customers in the future."
Find out more about our partnership here.
BioIndustry Association (BIA)
The BioIndustry Association (BIA) is the trade association for innovative life sciences and biotech industry in the UK, counting more than 500 companies including start-ups, biotechs, pharma, universities, research centres and investors among its members. Their mission is to be the voice of the industry, enabling and connecting the UK ecosystem so businesses can start, grow and deliver world-changing innovation.
The BioIndustry Association (BIA) is delighted to announce Bowel Cancer UK as its charity partner for 2023. The partnership aims to increase awareness of bowel cancer in the life sciences ecosystem, raise funds and promote research to help prevent people from dying from bowel cancer.
Blubolt
After losing their lead designer Amy Mattingly to bowel cancer in 2018, the Bath-based eCommerce agency, blubolt, have a strong and ongoing commitment to support Bowel Cancer UK. In the past, this support has taken the form of lots of enthusiastic fundraising, but more recently, their close ties to the charity have been formalised, as their new rebrand honours both Amy's creative legacy, and the brand colours used by the charity.
"We have so much respect and gratitude for what the charity have done and continue to do, and we're very proud to be supporting them and to have made this support such an integral part of our new company identity."
Coloplast
We're incredibly grateful for the support of Coloplast to produce our bowel cancer symptoms diary. Coloplast develops products and services that make life easier for people with very personal and private medical conditions. Their business includes Ostomy care, Continence Care, Wound & Skin Care and Interventional Urology.
Co-op
Co-op have been supporting our #GetOnARoll campaign since Friday 8 July 2022.
Genevieve Edwards, Chief Executive at Bowel Cancer UK said: "It's wonderful that Co-op has joined our #GetOnARoll campaign to help raise vital awareness of bowel cancer symptoms. Every 15 minutes someone is diagnosed with the disease in the UK – that's nearly 43,000 people every year."
Find out more about our partnership here.
Creo Medical Limited
We're delighted that Creo Medical Limited has chosen us as their first charity partner. Based in South Wales, Creo Medical develop innovative medical devices in the field of surgical endoscopy to help improve patient outcomes. We're looking forward to working with the team on a variety of fundraising events and other activities to help us continue to save lives and support everyone affected by bowel cancer.
Enable Law
Enable Law is a specialist medical negligence, personal injury and mental capacity law firm, supporting people whose lives have been changed by injuries caused through accidents and negligence.
In 2024, the firm generously supported our Ask the Nurse Service. This is a free service for anyone with questions or concerns about bowel cancer to ask one of our expert colorectal nurses.
Find out more about the ways Enable Law has supported people that had concerns about things that have happened to them via their website.
Ethicon
We're delighted that Ethicon, which is part of Johnson & Johnson family of companies, have chosen to work with us as their Charity of the Year partner again for 2021. Across the year, the team will be taking part in a variety of activities to raise awareness and vital funds to support our lifesaving work.
"Changing the trajectory of health for humanity requires putting people first. When healthy people and families thrive in healthier communities, everything else will follow. At Johnson & Johnson we support the people on the front lines at the heart of delivering care, so that communities and health systems have the ability to address the health needs of the world’s most vulnerable people.
"The values that guide our decision-making are spelled out in Our Credo, which was written more than 60 years ago by General Robert Wood Johnson. The Credo depicts Johnson & Johnson's responsibility towards its customers, employees, communities and shareholders. As part of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices, Ethicon prides itself on working with its partners to help change the trajectory of health. As such, Ethicon is proud to be a corporate partner of Bowel Cancer UK for the second year running."
Innovative Repair Group (iRG)
We're delighted to be chosen as Innovative Repair Group's Charity of the Year 2019. Formally known as TST Accident Repair Centres, established in 1999, the Innovative Repair Group (iRG) is an independent network of vehicle repair centres spanning South Wales and England offering a range of expert vehicle repair services. iRG is partnering with us to raise funds and increase awareness of the UK's fourth most common cancer. One of iRG's former colleagues died from bowel cancer and another colleague is currently being treated for the disease.
Irwin Mitchell
We're proud to have partnered with Irwin Mitchell to provide support and guidance to those affected by bowel cancer.
Irwin Mitchell are a full-service law firm with offices located around the UK. They specialise in offering guidance and support to help patients access the best medical care and support. In 2024, they generously supported our National Colorectal Cancer Nurses Network annual study day and conference.
Marks and Spencer
We're thrilled to be partnering with M&S to raise awareness of bowel cancer symptoms and help save lives. The partnership will see our symptoms information on packs across M&S' entire toilet roll range from September 2022, and they are also introducing new signage about bowel cancer symptoms in-store and across support centre toilets. Our partnership will help millions of people across the UK know what to look out for and when to contact their GP, aiding early detection and will undoubtedly save lives.
Find out more about the partnership here.
This partnership helped lead to our #GetOnARoll campaign.
Merck
As the oldest pharmaceutical company in the world, Merck has been curious for generations. Since the company was founded in 1668, Merck has been innovating and collaborating to tackle some of the world's most challenging diseases, working hand in hand with the scientific community, the NHS and policy-makers to ensure patients have access to the treatments they need. Merck's products help millions of people every day, at every stage of life. Even with the company's considerable growth, the founding family remains the majority owner – and this family heritage anchors Merck's approach to its employees, partnerships, the environment and the wider world.
We're extremely grateful to Merck for their generous donation towards our support services, which is allowing us to help patients and their loved ones when they need us most.
Morrisons
Morrisons have been supporting our #GetOnARoll campaign since Thursday 23 June 2022.
Jodie Locking, Head of Marketing - Brand at Morrisons said: “We’re looking forward to working with Bowel Cancer UK, to raise awareness of this disease and to educate as many customers and colleagues as possible on the symptoms so that it can be diagnosed, treated and cured as early as possible.”
Find out more about our partnership here.
Norgine
Norgine is a leading European specialist pharmaceutical company that has been bringing transformative medicines to patients for over a century.
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Wales and Dreux, France), third party supply networks and significant product development
capabilities, in addition to our sales and marketing infrastructure.
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We are extremely grateful to Norgine for their generous donation towards our Colonoscopy Confidence Campaign.
Norgine does not have any input into the design and delivery of this campaign.
Ocado
Ocado have been supporting our #GetOnARoll campaign since Friday 10 February 2023.
Rachel Cox-Reynolds, Director of Own Brand and Technical at Ocado Retail said: "We're proud to be able to play a small part in Bowel Cancer UK's #GetOnARoll campaign. By donating much needed funds and adding the signs and symptoms to Ocado's Own-Range moist wipes and toilet rolls, we hope to help make a difference, and raise vital awareness amongst our customers."
Find out more about our partnership here.
Peter Harrington
We're thrilled that Peter Harrington Rare Books donated a generous £5,000 through their foundation to support everyone affected by bowel cancer. Established in 1969, Peter Harrington is one of the world's leading dealers in rare books. Their charitable arm, the Peter Harrington Foundation, supports charities close to their employees' hearts, and aims to inspire others to make donations of their own.
Rangers Charity Foundation
We're proud to partner with Rangers Charity Foundation to raise awareness of bowel cancer – Scotland’s second biggest cancer killer – among the club's fans, players and staff. The Foundation has pledged to raise £25,000 for our work in Scotland, which will help the charity fund a Senior Services Officer to help deliver information and support to people with bowel cancer living in the country. The year-long partnership will also raise awareness of bowel cancer symptoms and the importance of taking part in bowel cancer screening to the Rangers family of fans, players and staff. We're also encouraging those who have been affected by bowel cancer, either personally or via a family member, to come forward and share their experience to create a special 'stories' wall.
Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's have been supporting our #GetOnARoll campaign since Wednesday 6 July 2022.
Dr Lisa Wilde, Director of Research and External Affairs at Bowel Cancer UK said: "We're thrilled that Sainsbury's is joining our hugely popular #GetOnARoll campaign, to raise vital awareness of bowel cancer symptoms with people all over the country."
Find out more about our partnership here.
Savoo
Savoo Search, Save and Raise are a fundraising partner, and we'd like to introduce you to this innovative way of donating. Simply use Savoo Search as a search engine (the same way as you would your current search engine) and Savoo will donate 1p for every search. If you're looking to do some online shopping and want to get a great deal, Savoo has thousands of voucher codes and deals that will help you save money and they will donate to us at the same time.
Surgeons Quarter and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
For the very first time, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) and its commercial arm, Surgeons Quarter, are joining together to raise significant funds for our Improving Surgery, Saving Lives appeal. Surgeons Quarter, who operate Ten Hill Place Hotel, will ask guests if they'd like to make a donation to their bill at the end of their stay or when paying for drinks and dining at the restaurant. Staff from both organisations will be fundraising through themed evenings, sponsored events, bake sales, dress down days, sky dives, spinathons and much more.
Waitrose
Waitrose have been supporting our #GetOnARoll campaign since Friday 24 June 2022.
Natalie Mitchell, Waitrose Director of Own Brand said: "We want all our customers to recognise the symptoms of bowel cancer. We've been inspired by what Dame Deborah James has done to raise awareness and we want to play our part in this really important campaign in partnership with Bowel Cancer UK."
Find out more about our partnership here.
18 Week Support
18 Week Support is a clinically-led NHS insourcing provider supporting Trusts and Health Boards across the UK, delivering cost-effective solutions to reduce waiting lists and offer patients faster access to high-quality healthcare services, while maintaining the highest standards of care and safety.
18 Week Support said "As healthcare providers and trusted partners of the NHS for over 10 years, we understand the importance of timely access and support in changing patients' lives. We're proud to partner with Bowel Cancer UK to make a meaningful difference by raising awareness of early diagnosis and ensuring access to the best treatment and care for those affected by bowel cancer."