General Medical Council

Analysis

General Medical Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2001, 25 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. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, General Medical Council reported income of £171.5m and spending of £160.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £122.3m to £171.5m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, General Medical Council 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 The Royal British Legion (£168.5m), Ubs Optimus Foundation UK (£178.2m) and The National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (£167.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £74.8m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,753 people.