The Anscombe Bioethics Centre
Analysis
The Anscombe Bioethics Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in October 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2023, The Anscombe Bioethics Centre reported income of £121k and spending of £158k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from £128k to £121k (-5.6%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Anscombe Bioethics Centre sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of Stoma Care Nurses UK (£120k), Millan Centre (£121k) and Peter Cowley Africa Trust (£120k).
Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years. 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
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
A Roman Catholic academic institute that engages with the moral questions arising in clinical practice and biomedical research. The Centre engages in scholarly dialogue. It contributes to public policy debates and to debates and consultations within the Church. It runs educational programmes for, and gives advice to, Catholics and other interested healthcare professionals & biomedical scientists.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Association of Stoma Care Nurses UK | Wantage | £120k |
| Millan Centre | Bradford | £121k |
| Peter Cowley Africa Trust | Sheffield | £120k |
| Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance | London | £121k |