The UK STEM Cell Foundation

Analysis

The UK STEM Cell Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2005, 21 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 05320290). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2024, The UK STEM Cell Foundation reported income of £15k and spending of £179k, spending 1170% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £53k to £15k (-71%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 331%. Over the whole period it spent 547% 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 UK STEM Cell Foundation sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Archer Community Trust (£15k), Fix Radio Foundation (£15k) and Ramsden Memorial Hall (£15k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.