Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society
Analysis
Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in July 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society reported income of £169k and spending of £149k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £8,267 to £169k (+1950%), an average of +113% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 1390%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barrow Foundation UK (£169k), Transport for Sick Children Limited (£170k) and Elderly Accommodation Counsel (£169k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Major expeditions studying the renal and cardiovascular responses to acute exposure to high altitude and baseline hypoxia experiments in Birmingham and Coventry
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Barrow Foundation UK | Frome | £169k |
| Transport for Sick Children Limited | Stockport | £170k |
| Elderly Accommodation Counsel | Berkshire | £169k |
| Devon Freewheelers | Heathpark Industrial Estate | £170k |