The International Medical Education Trust

Analysis

The International Medical Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in June 2000, 26 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 company (Companies House number 03931085). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The International Medical Education Trust reported income of £770k and spending of £526k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £498k to £770k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 International Medical Education Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Africa Services International (£770k), Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Community Foundation (£771k) and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Charity (£770k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £602k would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate.