01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 9 November 2001
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £171,548,472
- Latest expenditure
- £160,097,269
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: REGENT'S PLACE, 350 EUSTON ROAD, LONDON, NW1 3JN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.gmc-uk.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We are an independent organisation that helps to protect patients and improve medical practice across the UK.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £171,548,472
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £160,097,269
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £167,543,346
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £156,011,578
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £150,477,323
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £144,061,345
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £135,212,534
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £133,526,822
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £122,342,020
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £122,147,240
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £171,548,472
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £160,097,269
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,710,266
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 75
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 52
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 48
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 40
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 22
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 10
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 10
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 12
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 19 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £167,543,346
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £156,011,578
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,105,829
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 76
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 52
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 44
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 42
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 11
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 11
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 12
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £150,477,323
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £144,061,345
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,567,162
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 75
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 52
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 39
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 31
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 10
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 10
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £135,212,534
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £133,526,822
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,506,446
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 61
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 50
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 48
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 14
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 11
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 11
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £122,342,020
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £122,147,240
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,605,109
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 54
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 58
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 30
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 15
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 12
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 680387
- Income Charitable Activities
- 166295913
- Income Investments
- 2303812
- Income Other
- 2268360
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 171548472
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £670,007
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £159,427,262
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 160097269
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 289216
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4323415
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 65689302
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9073591
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1119805
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -8406000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £74,811,529
- Assets Total Fixed
- 88397409
- Assets Own Use
- 25714764
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 62682645
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -7569090
- Assets Other Assets
- £100,980,345
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £106,997,136
- Assets Current Investment
- 37882824
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £74,811,528
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 97633619
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 9363517
- Assets Cash
- £63,097,521
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 80711019
- Funds Restricted
- -5899491
- Funds Total
- 74811528
- Count Employees
- 1753
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 19 August 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 693974
- Income Charitable Activities
- 161071054
- Income Investments
- 2531507
- Income Other
- 3246811
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 167543346
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £673,854
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £154,816,120
- Expenditure Other
- 521604
- Expenditure Total
- 156011578
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 287693
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4081520
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 60137582
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7744352
- Gain Loss Investment
- -572622
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 11029000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £73,526,334
- Assets Total Fixed
- 85414855
- Assets Own Use
- 23562799
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 61852056
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1774090
- Assets Other Assets
- £96,778,408
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £106,892,839
- Assets Current Investment
- 35475865
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £73,526,334
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 95928047
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 10964792
- Assets Cash
- £61,302,543
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 72757629
- Funds Restricted
- 768705
- Funds Total
- 73526334
- Count Employees
- 1713
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 609692
- Income Charitable Activities
- 145609724
- Income Investments
- 2065312
- Income Other
- 2192595
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 150477323
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £609,120
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £141,436,214
- Expenditure Other
- 2016011
- Expenditure Total
- 144061345
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 243805
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3868308
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 53229255
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6991540
- Gain Loss Investment
- 5223565
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -16100000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £50,391,944
- Assets Total Fixed
- 83010763
- Assets Own Use
- 21437685
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 61573078
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -15834090
- Assets Other Assets
- £85,558,087
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £102,342,816
- Assets Current Investment
- 30746637
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £50,391,944
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 91899628
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 10443188
- Assets Cash
- £54,811,450
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 64103762
- Funds Restricted
- -13711818
- Funds Total
- 50391944
- Count Employees
- 1662
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 509719
- Income Charitable Activities
- 130746878
- Income Investments
- 1235880
- Income Other
- 2720057
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 135212534
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £534,012
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £131,308,336
- Expenditure Other
- 1684474
- Expenditure Total
- 133526822
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3686021
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 48584257
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7581013
- Gain Loss Investment
- -4846350
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -41785000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £56,289,222
- Assets Total Fixed
- 75540242
- Assets Own Use
- 18946924
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 56593318
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -3247735
- Assets Other Assets
- £78,168,405
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £95,608,512
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £54,852,400
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 87181335
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 8427177
- Assets Cash
- £51,111,609
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 56289222
- Funds Restricted
- -1436822
- Funds Total
- 54852400
- Count Employees
- 1587
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 575694
- Income Charitable Activities
- 118699653
- Income Investments
- 153940
- Income Other
- 2912733
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 122342020
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £495,733
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £117,763,507
- Expenditure Other
- 3888000
- Expenditure Total
- 122147240
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 249422
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3270015
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 45146055
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8164440
- Gain Loss Investment
- 4878565
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 30143000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £99,798,039
- Assets Total Fixed
- 79656074
- Assets Own Use
- 18007236
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 61648838
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 36561265
- Assets Other Assets
- £70,861,878
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £87,281,178
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £99,798,039
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 80538475
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 6742703
- Assets Cash
- £46,820,652
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 99798039
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 99798039
- Count Employees
- 1522
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2001-11-09T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEDICAL ACT 1983 AS AMENDED, IN PARTICULAR BY THE MEDICAL (PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE) ACT 1995 AND THE MEDICAL ACT 1983 (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2002, AS AMENDED BY ORDER OF COUNCIL 2015 AND AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL 2024.
- Charitable Objects
- (1A) THE OVER-ARCHING OBJECTIVE OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL IN EXERCISING THEIR FUNCTIONS IS THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC. (1B) THE PURSUIT BY THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THEIR OVER-ARCHING OBJECTIVE INVOLVES THE PURSUIT OF THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:A) TO PROTECT, PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE PUBLICB) TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND THE ANAESTHESIA ASSOCIATE AND PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONS, AND C) TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN PROPER PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND THE ANAESTHESIA ASSOCIATE AND PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 305024
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- GMC
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures