The Francis Crick Institute Limited

Analysis

The Francis Crick Institute Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06885462). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Francis Crick Institute Limited reported income of £246.2m and spending of £254.9m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £174.9m to £246.2m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Francis Crick Institute 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 Islamic Relief Worldwide (£239.0m), The Save the Children Fund (£262.5m) and St Andrew's Healthcare (£235.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, trading 6.3% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.1m. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £4.9m. Reserves of £66.3m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,458 people.