Medico-Legal Society

Analysis

Medico-Legal Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Medico-Legal Society reported income of £38k and spending of £38k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £25k to £38k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Medico-Legal Society sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Memory Box Foundation (£38k), Muma Nurture (£38k) and Global Public Welfare Trust (£38k).