The Society for Relief of Widows and Orphans of Medical Men

Analysis

The Society for Relief of Widows and Orphans of Medical Men is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Society for Relief of Widows and Orphans of Medical Men reported income of £256k and spending of £209k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £241k to £256k (+6.1%), an average of +1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Society for Relief of Widows and Orphans of Medical Men sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include People and Work Unit (£255k), Cong Yetev Lev D'satmar M/C Ltd (£256k) and The Matthew 25 Mission (£255k).