Action Against Medical Accidents

Analysis

Action Against Medical Accidents is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1988, 38 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 02239250). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Action Against Medical Accidents reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.6m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.4m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Action Against Medical Accidents 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 Northampton Town FC Community Trust (£1.4m), Mind in Mid Herts (£1.4m) and Spectrum Days (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 63%, donations and legacies 20%, trading 12% and investments 5.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £204k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 4.8%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.