Medical Aid for Palestinians

Analysis

Medical Aid for Palestinians is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03038352). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Medical Aid for Palestinians reported income of £56.6m and spending of £35.2m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £13.6m to £56.6m (+315%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 318%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Medical Aid for Palestinians sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (£56.2m), The Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation (£56.6m) and Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat International (£55.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77%, charitable activities 17%, trading 3.7% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.3m. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 30%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.7m. Reserves of £44.5m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 136 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.