Faculty of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London

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Faculty of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Faculty of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London reported income of £84k and spending of £83k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £50k to £84k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Faculty of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newnham Nursery (£84k), The Women of Vision Trust (£84k) and The Knowledge Foundation (£84k).