Institute of Medical Ethics

Analysis

Institute of Medical Ethics is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in February 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 00985158). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Institute of Medical Ethics reported income of £334k and spending of £310k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £388k to £334k (-14%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Institute of Medical Ethics 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 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bridge for Heroes (£334k), National All Star Skills Academy (£334k) and The Karen Hill Tribes Trust (£334k).