The Ralph Bates Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund is a registered charity, number 1007819.  The trustees are Virginia Bates, Dr John Glees MD FRCR, Mr Michael Knight MS FRCS, Patrick Baly FCA  and Les Biggs ACIS (Secretary).  The Patron of the Fund is John Sullivan OBE, writer of the BBC TV series “Dear John” and “Only Fools and Horses”.