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Christian Medical Fellowship

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1131658LondonHealth and saving lives
Income£1.7m2025-12-31
Spending£1.6msame year
Spent / received92%5-year average
Size in its cause92nd pctHealth and saving lives
Registered2009Charitable company
Employees24latest return

Analysis

Christian Medical Fellowship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06949436). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Christian Medical Fellowship reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.7m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Christian Medical Fellowship sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Z V M Rangoonwala Foundation (£1.7m), Muslim Welfare Institute (£1.7m) and Ice Benevolent Fund (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85%, charitable activities 13% and investments 2.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £235k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 5.1%. Reserves of £190k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.

Income and spending

£0£581k£1.2m£1.7m£2.3m2021 Income: £1,333,0772021 Spending: £1,159,56120212022 Income: £1,305,7682022 Spending: £1,424,71320222023 Income: £1,491,1822023 Spending: £1,645,14120232024 Income: £2,324,6762024 Spending: £1,607,45720242025 Income: £1,666,3222025 Spending: £1,638,2952025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 71%
  • Legacies 14%
  • Charitable activities 13%
  • Investments 2.1%

In the charity's own words

Christian Medical Fellowship is an association of over 4,000 Christian doctors in the UK and Republic of Ireland in all branches of medicine, and over 1000 student members. It took over the activities of registered charity 1039823 on 1 Jan 2010. We are linked with around 60 similar inter-denominational bodies worldwide through the International Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA).

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Z V M Rangoonwala FoundationLondon£1.7m
Muslim Welfare InstituteLancashire£1.7m
Ice Benevolent FundHaywards Heath£1.7m
The Marsh Christian TrustLondon£1.7m