Pharmacy Research UK
Analysis
Pharmacy Research UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2012, 14 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Pharmacy Research UK reported income of £87k and spending of £379k, spending 438% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £88k to £87k (-1.4%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 321% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Pharmacy Research UK sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Knutsford Together (£87k), Red Kite Family Centre (£87k) and Breakthrough Generation for Christ (£86k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
- To promote research into the practice of pharmacy and to publish the useful results of such research.- To promote the health of the public by educating pharmacists in order to enhance the standard of healthcare available to the public.- To advance and promote knowledge and skill in relation to the practice of pharmacy for the public good.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Knutsford Together | Knutsford | £87k |
| Red Kite Family Centre | Thame | £87k |
| Breakthrough Generation for Christ | Stoke-On-Trent | £86k |
| Alcester Day Care | Warwickshire | £87k |