The Scientific and Medical Network

Analysis

The Scientific and Medical Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04544694). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Scientific and Medical Network reported income of £451k and spending of £432k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £337k to £451k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Scientific and Medical Network sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Women's Equality Network Wales (£451k), Age Concern Southend-On-Sea CIO (£451k) and Heart of Tamworth Community Project (£451k).