The Howard Thomas Trust for Medical Research

Analysis

The Howard Thomas Trust for Medical Research is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bromley. It was registered in August 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Howard Thomas Trust for Medical Research reported income of £39k and spending of £55k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £32k to £39k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Howard Thomas Trust for Medical Research sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adventure Aid (£39k), Samaritans of Taunton and Somerset (£39k) and Manchester Revolution Wheelchair Basketball Club (£39k).