United Kingdom Association for Medical Aid to Sri Lanka
Analysis
United Kingdom Association for Medical Aid to Sri Lanka is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnet. It was registered in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending September 2025, United Kingdom Association for Medical Aid to Sri Lanka reported income of £17k and spending of £15k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £27k to £17k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, United Kingdom Association for Medical Aid to Sri Lanka sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dartmoor Rescue Group (£17k), Rotary Club of Normanton Trust Fund (£17k) and The Smile of Arran Trust (£17k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
This year we donated life saving equipment to Castle Street maternity Hospital Colombo. Mainly a premature baby ventilator, Incubator and ten pulse oximeters. In addition we have been supplying dialising catheters and solutions to needy patients with Chronic Kidney disease.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Dartmoor Rescue Group | Devon | £17k |
| Rotary Club of Normanton Trust Fund | Wakefield | £17k |
| The Smile of Arran Trust | Dumfriesshire | £17k |
| The Blossom Development Trust | Hampshire | £17k |