Uk-Med

Analysis

Uk-Med is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Ann's Square, Manchester. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Uk-Med reported income of £23.1m and spending of £22.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.5m to £23.1m (+322%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Uk-Med sits at the 99th 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 Shelterbox Trust (£18.0m), Sarjudas Foundation (£25.8m) and The Border Consortium (£14.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 2.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £9.0m. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 63 people.