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Medical Women's Federation

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 261820LondonHealth and saving lives
Income£74k2025-12-31
Spending£95ksame year
Spent / received90%5-year average
Size in its cause58th pctHealth and saving lives
Registered1974Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Medical Women's Federation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 00145990). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Medical Women's Federation reported income of £74k and spending of £95k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £143k to £74k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 Women's Federation sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Paul Alan Project CIO (£74k), Friends Reaching Out (£74k) and Sunningmead Community Association (£74k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.

Income and spending

£0£49k£98k£147k£195k2021 Income: £143,0122021 Spending: £96,49620212022 Income: £195,3722022 Spending: £111,10820222023 Income: £54,9492023 Spending: £86,11320232024 Income: £78,7282024 Spending: £100,82620242025 Income: £73,6622025 Spending: £95,3482025
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In the charity's own words

The MWF was founded in 1917 and works to support the professional and personal development of women in all branches of medicine. MWF have worked on many successful campaigns over the years and continues to fight barriers that face women in medicine as well as contribute to debates and discussion around women's careers and health. MWF has two national meetings a year and regional group meetings.

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