GMDN Agency
Analysis
GMDN Agency is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 05392271). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, GMDN Agency reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.3m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.9m (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, GMDN Agency sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Frontiers (£1.9m), Waltham Forest Community Transport Limited (£1.9m) and Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust (£1.9m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £784k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 99%
- Investments 1.0%
In the charity's own words
To preserve and protect health and to relieve sickness for the public benefit by developing and maintaining the Global Medical Device Nomenclature, a system of internationally agreed descriptors used to identify medical device products which will meet a global need for identification purposes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Frontiers | High Wycombe | £1.9m |
| Waltham Forest Community Transport Limited | London | £1.9m |
| Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust | Sutton Coldfield | £1.9m |
| The Primrose Hospice Limited | Bromsgrove | £1.9m |