Springfields Employees Medical Research and Charity Trust Fund
Analysis
Springfields Employees Medical Research and Charity Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in October 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Springfields Employees Medical Research and Charity Trust Fund reported income of £18k and spending of £17k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £21k to £18k (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Springfields Employees Medical Research and Charity Trust Fund sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sick Doctors Trust (£18k), Anglo-Chinese Cultural Exchange (£18k) and Pilgrim Hospital Support Group (£18k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance the education of the public by promoting research in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, in the field of medicine, the results of such research being disseminated for the benefit of the public in the area of benefit. To assist or promote any charitable organisation or charitable purpose in the area of benefit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Sick Doctors Trust | Glasgow | £18k |
| Anglo-Chinese Cultural Exchange | Ipswich | £18k |
| Pilgrim Hospital Support Group | Boston | £18k |
| Beeline Community Car Service | Warwickshire | £18k |