UK Biobank Limited

Analysis

UK Biobank Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in December 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 04978912). It says it sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, UK Biobank Limited reported income of £68.9m and spending of £47.3m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £62.7m to £68.9m (+9.9%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, UK Biobank Limited 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 Grace Trust (£68.2m), The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) (£69.2m) and The Avenues Trust Group (£67.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78%, donations and legacies 19% and investments 3.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £70.2m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 319 people.