Association of Medical Research Charities

Analysis

Association of Medical Research Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in England. It was registered in June 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02107400). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Association of Medical Research Charities reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.3m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. 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, Association of Medical Research Charities sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Core Arts (£1.3m), National Confidential Enquiry Into Patient Outcome and Death (£1.3m) and Results Education (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and investments 3.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £20k. Reserves of £659k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.