Medical Schools Council

Analysis

Medical Schools Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2014, 12 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08817383). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Medical Schools Council reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.7m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Schools Council sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salam Charity (£2.7m), The Montfort Missionary Society (£2.7m) and Carers Trust Heart of England (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 3.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.