Hull and East Yorkshire Medical Research Centre

Analysis

Hull and East Yorkshire Medical Research Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cottingham. It was registered in January 2003, 23 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 04017833). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Hull and East Yorkshire Medical Research Centre reported income of £3.2m and spending of £682k, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £3.2m (+142%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 155%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hull and East Yorkshire Medical Research Centre sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Manchester Sports Partnership (£3.2m), The City Hospice Trust Limited (£3.2m) and Welsh Women's Aid (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81%, investments 10% and trading 8.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £50k. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 45 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.