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Research Charities That specialise in Medical research

Discover 220 Research charities that specialise in medical research. Use the search below to filter within these results.

220
Charities
£3,871,727,922
Total Income
£3,346,351
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.

Risley Medical, Research And Charity Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Research

1) To advance the education of the public by promoting research, particular in the field of medicine. 2) To promote or assist in the provision of medical services or equipment for the benefit of the public. 3) To assist or promote charitable organisations.

Latest Income: £8,135
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Burden Neurological Institute Limited

Research

The study and investigation of brain and nervous function in relation to normal and abnormal behaviour and disease and the treatment, alleviation and prevention of neurological, psychiatric and psychological diseases, ailments, disorders, complaints and defects.

Latest Income: £8,012
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Ashley Charitable Trust

Health, Research

The relief of sickness and the promotion of good health, and the fostering, encouragement, development, study, promotion of and research into the causes, treatment, avoidance of and cure for disease, especially cancer.

Latest Income: £7,873
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Healthsense UK

Research

The objects of the charity are the advancement for the public benefit of medical knowledge, training and care in all its branches and in particular the development of good practices in the assessment and testing of treatments and the conduct of clinical trials generally and the promotion of high standards of health care by practitioners.

Latest Income: £7,720
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Association For Radiation Research

Research

The Association is a charitable, non-profit organisation established to promote learning and advance education in the field of radiation research and to extend knowledge of radiation research in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, medicine and other related disciplines.

Latest Income: £6,385
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Indersen Jasodadevi Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Research, Social welfare

CHARITY PROVIDES MEDICAL RELIEF TO THE POOR IN INDIA & the UK. IT PROMOTES RESEARCH and EDUCATION BY MAKING GRANTS TO ENABLE DEPRIVED STUDENTS TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR STUDIES AND BY ORGANISING RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES, PARTICULARLY IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH, HERITAGE AND CULTURE.CHARITY ALSO MAKES GRANT TO OTHER LIKE MINDED CHARITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.

Latest Income: £6,150
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Art Research Creativity And Health

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Housing, Research, Social welfare

ARCH aims to promote the relationship between the arts & medicine & educate the public in how these may be used to protect & preserve health. The charity arranges fundraising events which fund concerts for patients & staff in hospitals, hospices & old people's homes in England, Scotland & Wales, as well as supporting projects for children in deprived areas.

Latest Income: £5,872
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Philip Allison Foundation

Health, Research, Social welfare

The charity provides facilities for research (1) to investigate the problems that arise in the day to day treatment of diseases (2) to carry out research to develop new surgical methods of alleviation or cure of disease and (3) to teach new concepts for the treatment of diseases. It is currently doing this by way of supporting the Islet Isolation facility at the Nuffield Dept of Surgery.

Latest Income: £5,752
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Godfrey Holmes Foundation

Health, Research

We seek to distribute the trust income to promote the study of and research into mental health, nervous and neurological diseases. We aim to provide facilities to assist or support persons disabled through age, sickness, infirmity, accident or disease.

Latest Income: £5,632
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Leicestershire Neurological Trust

Education, Health, Research

The Leicestershire Neurological Trust provides funds for individuals within the university hospitals of Leicester to pursue individual educational and research activity in the area of neurological disease. It also funds equipment to enable individuals to pursue these activities.

Latest Income: £5,466
Areas of Operation: Leicester City
Status: Registered
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Lincoln Medical Education Charity

Health, Research

To promote and advance the study and general knowledge of medicine and science relating to the progress and development of all branches of medicine and surgery and dentistry.

Latest Income: £5,391
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The W T J Griffin Charitable Settlement

Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Research

Support given particularly to educational and healthcare (primarily for the elderly) charities. Educational charities supported include the 21st Century Learning Initiative, two schools and a Cambridge college.Medical charities supported include Research into Ageing (part of Age UK), cancer relief and other medical charities.

Latest Income: £5,379
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Crosby Charitable Trust

Housing, Research, Social care

Support of Medical Charities & Organisations that Fund Research and provide Community Day Care and Home Care Facilities. Educational Support, Animal Charity Support

Latest Income: £5,243
Areas of Operation: France
Status: Registered
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The Multithon Trust

Health, Housing, Research, Social welfare

Supporting registered charities whose aims and objects conform with those of the Trust, including those which treat or research the causes of physical or mental illness, disease and disability, or provide care and welfare to those who suffer from them. Additionally, charities involved with the care and support of the homeless and foodbanks.

Latest Income: £5,121
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Ark Medical Trust

Health, Research

Providing and advancing the study and general knowledge of science and medicine, surgery and dentistry which is achieved by the charity's wholly owned subsidiary which operates a conferencing and education facility with particular emphasis in the medical sector.To support free use of the ARK Centre by members of the public, patient groups and other community.

Latest Income: £5,100
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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George Barton Motor Neurone Disease Trust

Charity and VCS support, Health, Research

The George Barton Motor Neurone Disease (Research) Trust raise funds for extensive research into this devastating disease. Research has taken the form of drug trials involving patient participation and experimental studies at cellular level. The results of these have been presented at both National and International level, in the medical press and at scientific meetings and symposia.

Latest Income: £4,871
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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West Cheshire Postgraduate Health Education And Research Foundation

Research

Promotion of education, training and research in medicine and dentistry.

Latest Income: £4,448
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Bateman Centre Association

Research

The Bateman Centre Association formerly operated within the Education Centre at Rochdale Infirmary which was a venue for providing mulit-disciplinary education, learning and development to support all continuous Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME). The Association is restructuring owing o

Latest Income: £4,293
Areas of Operation: Manchester City
Status: Registered
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Operation Wheelchairs Committee

Research

Bi-annual mail out to listed donors. We purchase medical & rehabilitation equipment, and sometimes fund research for the sick and disabled.

Latest Income: £4,194
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Anthony G Woolcott Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Research

To favour causes supported by the settlor during his lifetime and other charities selected by the Trustees where they provide medical care, medical research, health education and care of the elderly.

Latest Income: £4,104
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Special Care Baby Fund

Research

To provide and maintain medical equipment and services and to undertake research directly or indirectly essential to support the life of babies in distress at birth for the public benefit including the education, training and support services for staff and patients and others in all matters relating to the health of mothers and babies insofar as they are legally charitable

Latest Income: £4,078
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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The Findlay Charitable Trust

Health, Research

DISTRIBUTES FUNDS ANNUALLY 2-4 TIMES, TO ASSIST PRIMARY MEDICAL CHARITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS INCLUDING HOSPICES, HOSPITALS WITH A LINK TO CANCER AND RESEARCH.

Latest Income: £4,029
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Breast Cancer Research Trust

Charitable activities, Health, Research

GRANTS TO RECOGNISED RESEARCH UNITS IN HOSPITALS AND UNIVERSITES IN THE UK STUDYING THE CAUSATION, SPREAD AND EFFECTS OF BREAST CANCER IN THE LABORATORY AND IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Latest Income: £3,979
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Neurological Fund

Research

The promotion of research and scientific investigation into problems relating to the causation, prevention and diagnosis or treatment of illness resulting from the disease or disordered function of the nervous system.

Latest Income: £3,928
Areas of Operation: Manchester City
Status: Registered
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Bolton Cardiac Support Group

Health, Research, Social care

ACTIVITIES MONTHLY MEETINGS ON HEALTH,CARE,SUPPORT AND RELATED SUBJECTS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PATIENTS AND THEIR CARERS, WITH QUALIFIED SPEAKERS AND THE OCCASIONAL NON MEDICAL SPEAKER. ASSIST IN RESEARCH PROJECTS. NETWORKING WITH OTHER GROUPS ORGANISATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HEART DISEASE AND HEALTHY LIVING.ORGANISING OF OUTINGS PRIMARILY FOR CARERS.

Latest Income: £3,925
Areas of Operation: Various
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 220 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 £3.9bn 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 £3.3m. 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.