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Research Charities That specialise in Medical research

Discover 674 Research charities that specialise in medical research. Use the search below to filter within these results.

674
Charities
£6,700,981,361
Total Income
£2,028,756
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

The Anglesey Agricultural Society

Economic and community development, Leisure, Research

To promote agriculture, horticulture and forestry and to advance science and research in connection with these subjects for the benefit of the public and to promote the improvement of livestock and the prevention and eradication of disease in animals useful to man in particular in the Isle of Anglesey and other parts of Wales.

Latest Income: £574,717
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Anglesey
Status: Registered
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Wessex Medical Trust

Research

Funding Medical Research

Latest Income: £564,798
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bob Champion Cancer Trust

Health, Research

To support research into the causation nature and treatment of patients with testicular cancer and other forms of malignant disease, particularly prostate cancer. Having built a laboratory with the Institute of Cancer Research there is a greater element of research into prostate cancer. The Bob Champion Research and Education Building was opened at the Norwich Research Park in February 2015.

Latest Income: £555,470
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Society Of Analytical Psychology

Arts, Health, Research

Trains analysts & psychotherapists; develops the ideas of C.G.Jung through clinical practice and research; educates professionals and the public through talks, courses, seminars & conferences; publishes theoretical and clinical material, including the leading international Jungian journal, Journal of Analytical Psychology; provides reduced-fee analysis to members of the public through its clinic.

Latest Income: £552,107
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Chestnut Appeal For Men's Health LTD

Beneficiary group, Health, Research

Medical charity - assisting with research and provision of facilities, equipment and advice

Latest Income: £546,807
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The British Contact Lens Association Limited

Arts, Research

To promote excellence in research, manufacture and clinical practice of contact lenses and related areasRefereed journal, conference, courses, dissemination of information in the field on contact lenses

Latest Income: £527,284
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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British Nuclear Medicine Society

Research

engage with healthcare providers involved in the clinical use of radionuclides - provide resources and encourage the provision of education and training to support CPD - develop standards & guidelines for safe and effective practice - promote research and development - provide greater information for the benefit of patients - Promote and support the recertification/ revalidation of practitioners.

Latest Income: £526,217
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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East Kent Hospitals Charity

Health, Research

Enhances the services and amenities provided by the Hospital Trust by purchasing both medical and other equipment, developing facilities for patients, visitors and staff, providing additional non essential training and providing funding and data for research. The charity supports projects throughout the Trust in the pursuit of excellence in healthcare provision.

Latest Income: £514,859
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Dinwoodie Charitable Company

Research

Assisting the medical profession in enhancing opportunities for post graduate medical education primarily by additions and/or improvements to the buildings and provision of information technology equipment to post graduate medical centres.Enabling post graduates to widen their knowledge through medical research

Latest Income: £505,179
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Prostate Project

Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Research

Develop a world class clinical based Research unit at the University of Surrey.Increase awareness of prostate cancer and encourage early detection and action by men and GPsSupport the Royal Surrey County and Frimley Park Hospitals to be centres of excellence in the diagnosis and treatment of Prostate Cancer.Create a new NHS Urology Centre for the South West and North Hants Cancer Network

Latest Income: £493,382
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Scar Free Foundation

Research

Carry out and fund research into the improvement of treatments for the benefit of people who suffer from physical, psychological, social or emotional disadvantages as a result of physical disfigurement or functional impairment present at birth or acquired through accident, disease or illness and into the prevention of accidents which may cause such conditions.

Latest Income: £493,298
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Kidney Cancer Care LTD

Health, Research

Kidney Cancer Care Ltd is the UK's leading specialist kidney cancer charity. It seeks to help reduce the harm caused by kidney cancer by increasing knowledge and awareness, providing patient information and by supporting research into the causes, prevention and treatment of the disease.

Latest Income: £493,040
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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British Hip Society

Health, Research

British Hip Society provides a forum for the discussion of research, education, advances in clinical practice and the results of surgical procedures pertaining to the hip joint.

Latest Income: £487,796
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Metabolic Support

Beneficiary group, Research

Provide Metabolic disease information, support and services to our service users that meet their immediate specific need, to undertake educational services, lobby on their behalf and research disease specific information to satisfy medium term needs and to support world class research into metabolic diseases to meet the long term needs. We operate worldwide.

Latest Income: £482,462
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Phillips And Rubens Charitable Trust

Research, Social welfare

The trustees receive applications for donations from a wide variety of charitable institutions including those engaged in medical and ancillary services (including medical research), education, helping the disabled and old aged, relieving poverty, providing sheltered accommodation, developing the arts etc. In the year the trustees made donations of ?233,379 to a wide variety of charities.

Latest Income: £474,894
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The North Staffordshire Medical Institute Limited

Health, Research

To promote and advance the study and general knowledge of science & medicine and all matters relating to the progress and development of all branches of medicine and surgery and for that purpose to establish, facilities for medical and scientific reseach, and buildings for postgraduate medical and dental teaching.

Latest Income: £474,071
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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The British Transplantation Society

Research

The principal activities of the company are to advance transplantation by:-- the study of the biological, clinical & social problems of tissue and organ transplantation;- facilitating contact between persons interested in transplantation;- making new knowledge available to any person for the general good of the community;- pursuing other matters relevant to transplantation.

Latest Income: £461,230
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Myaware

Beneficiary group, Research

The charity provides local and national support, advice and information for people affected by myasthenic syndromes (Myasthenia Gravis; Ocular Myasthenia Gravis; Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes and Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome) and their families. It raises medical and public awareness of these conditions and funds research to reduce their impact and ultimately a find cure.

Latest Income: £449,135
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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International Niemann-Pick Disease Registry

Research

The INPDR aims to increase understanding of Niemann-Pick Disease through the collection of patient data on a global scale. It will encourage efficient and timely diagnosis, improve understanding of disease progression and influence patient care, whilst supporting global research efforts, facilitating recruitment of clinical studies and supporting development/access to new and emerging therapies.

Latest Income: £447,821
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Northwick Park Cardiac Research Charity

Health, Research

The Charity is based at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, Middx and our object is to promote and protect good health for the public benefit by carrying out medical research with the aim of finding new treatments for heart disease. We also research different methods of assessing the function of the heart. The results of our work are made public through peer reviewed publication and presentations.

Latest Income: £446,255
Areas of Operation: Harrow
Status: Registered
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The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Charity

Charity and VCS support, Research

The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Charity, known as The Appeal, seeks to raise funds for extra clinical facilities, and for medical research which cannot be provided by the NHS.Donations and legacies are vitally important to help the Appeal

Latest Income: £445,464
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Pierrepont Trust

Charitable activities, Health, Research, Social welfare

The relief of sickness by the provision of amenities and equipment to persons attending hospital. The relief of the dependants of such persons or of any such persons who have died and who are in need, hardship or distress.The promotion of research into the causes and treatment of illness and disease in particular kidney disease.Making grants to charitable organisations.

Latest Income: £436,171
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Ehlers-Danlos Support UK

Charity and VCS support, Research

Key objectives for the Charity include providing support and guidance to members; growing the membership; increasing awareness of the condition and the charity both amongst the medical community and the general public; promoting/encouraging medical research; and fundraising. 'MAKING OUR INVISIBLE VISIBLE'

Latest Income: £434,770
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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British Neuroscience Association Limited

Research

The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) is the largest UK organisation representing neuroscientists and neuroscience, from ion channels to human behaviour to applications in the clinic and beyond. We welcome everyone interested in neuroscience to join us, and help support research into the nervous system in both health and disease.

Latest Income: £434,297
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Mersey School Of Anaesthesia

Education, Research

The charity's objects are to advance the education of medical professions in matters of medicine in general and anaesthesia in particular and to promote research for the public benefit in all aspects of those objects and to publish useful results

Latest Income: £418,162
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many medical-research research charities are there in the UK?

There are 674 registered medical-research research charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the medical-research research charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of medical-research research charities?

Medical-research research charities reported a combined annual income of £6.7bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for medical-research research charities?

Across all medical-research research charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 100.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of medical-research research charities?

Medical-research research charities have an average annual income of £2.0m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.