The Fetal Medicine Foundation

Analysis

The Fetal Medicine Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02922302). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Fetal Medicine Foundation reported income of £7.3m and spending of £7.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.8m to £7.3m (+7.8%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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 Fetal Medicine Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Steve Morgan Foundation (£7.3m), Norfolk Community Foundation (£7.3m) and Bradford Trident Limited (£7.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 60% and investments 4.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 163 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.