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Activities & Mission

Action Medical Research is a charity whose objects are to promote medical research into the prevention, management and cure of disabling diseases and conditions. We are a UK-wide charity saving and changing children's lives through medical research. We fund a broad range of cutting-edge medical research most likely to deliver real benefit to babies, children and young people.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£8,180,759
Latest Expenditure
£8,633,019

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 51.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 49.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 51.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £7,135,568
Charitable Activities £706,543
Other Trading £0
Investments £338,648
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £4,235,461
Raising Funds £4,397,558
Governance £24,934
Grants to Institutions £3,079,979
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£8,180,759£8,633,019£4,235,461£7,125,173£7,044,38951 / 480
2023£7,986,085£7,974,454£3,663,156£7,888,497£7,828,48549 / 550
2022£6,112,701£7,224,790£3,645,877£6,541,984£6,259,46838 / 550
2021£4,452,453£5,342,427£2,782,682£6,804,215£6,501,94138 / 764
2020£3,599,750£4,694,025£2,588,533£6,643,627£6,643,62746 / 762

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Action Medical Research
5th Floor
167-169 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 5PF
Registration Date
12 December 1962
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
208701
Charity Number
208701

Trustees

Luke George Batchelor Bordewich
Professor David Edwards
Richard Duncan Wild
Kathy Lynn Harvey
Professor David Henry Rowitch
Richard Jonathan Stoneham-Buck
Karen Ann Last
Professor Stephanie Schorge
CLARE JOANNA ELIZABETH FERGUSON
Bhavin Patel

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • ACTION FOR THE CRIPPLED CHILD
  • ACTION RESEARCH
  • ACTION RESEARCH FOR THE CRIPPLED CHILD
  • ARCC
  • NATIONAL FUND FOR POLIOMYELITIS RESEARCH
  • NATIONAL FUND FOR RESEARCH INTO POLIOMYELITIS AND OTHER CRIPPLING DISEASES
  • THE NATIONAL FUND FOR RESEARCH INTO CRIPPLING DISEASES (KNOWN AS ACTION RESEARCH)
  • THE POLIO RESEARCH FUND