Medical and Life Sciences Research Fund
Analysis
Medical and Life Sciences Research Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwickshire. It was registered in December 2010, 16 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Medical and Life Sciences Research Fund reported income of £65k and spending of £60k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £501k to £65k (-87%), an average of -40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Medical and Life Sciences Research Fund sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include H.o.p.e. Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre (£65k), The North Hull Community Association (£65k) and The Voice Project Limited (£65k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity's objects are to advance education in the subjects of medicine and the life sciences by the provision of scholarships, allowances and grants to those working at or in collaboration with the University of Warwick and the promotion of research and the publication of its useful results and in such other ways as the trustees think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| H.o.p.e. Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre | Milford Haven | £65k |
| The North Hull Community Association | Hull | £65k |
| The Voice Project Limited | Norwich | £65k |
| The Wessex Neurological Centre Trust | Southampton | £65k |