The Magdi Yacoub Institute

Analysis

The Magdi Yacoub Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Uxbridge. It was registered in October 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 04061607). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Magdi Yacoub Institute reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.7m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.2m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Magdi Yacoub Institute sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Libury Hall (£2.2m), Safeline Warwick (£2.2m) and The Bevern Trust (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £110k. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £824k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.