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medical research foundation

The charity supports the general public. Medical Research Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, The Gambia, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To promote medical research anywhere in the world, and in particular to support research training, public engagement with research and the dissemination of research results for the improvement of human health.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£4,779,381
Latest Expenditure
£9,086,563

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 169.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 89.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 12.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,219,840
Charitable Activities £713,985
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,829,317
Other Income £16,239

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £8,089,183
Raising Funds £997,380
Governance £100,638
Grants to Institutions £5,702,077
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£4,779,381£9,086,563£8,089,183£69,409,854£11,100,00032 / 8
2023£5,055,874£8,692,870£7,670,590£66,442,763£9,400,00031 / 0
2022£5,708,928£9,649,210£8,752,611£73,407,602£9,218,75930 / 8
2021£3,305,609£4,089,179£3,435,647£71,223,504£9,196,42923 / 6
2020£9,227,701£5,822,579£5,286,295£59,144,870£11,099,07719 / 15

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers