01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 30 September 2010
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07366816
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £3,743,220
- Latest expenditure
- £11,044,037
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Watchmaker Court, 33 St John's Lane, London, EC1M 4BJ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To promote medical research anywhere in the world, and in particular to support research training, public engagement with research and the dissemination of research results for the improvement of human health.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,743,220
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,044,037
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,779,381
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,086,563
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,055,874
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,692,870
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,708,928
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,649,210
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,305,609
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,089,179
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 11 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,743,220
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,044,037
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,779,381
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,086,563
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,279,134
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 20 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,055,874
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,692,870
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,576,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 9 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,708,928
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,649,210
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,305,609
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,089,179
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,985
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 6
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 11 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1326479
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 664390
- Income Investments
- 1751450
- Income Other
- 901
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3743220
- Income Legacies
- 555000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,405,786
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,638,251
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 11044037
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 327598
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 8873000
- Expenditure Governance
- 65379
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1233078
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 147125
- Gain Loss Investment
- -309673
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -780750
- Reserves
- £9,700,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 64602205
- Assets Own Use
- 7388969
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 57213236
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £17,886,464
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £21,470,055
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £61,018,614
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 12568711
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 8901344
- Assets Cash
- £2,369,584
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 34026751
- Funds Restricted
- 26991863
- Funds Total
- 61018614
- Count Employees
- 34
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2219840
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 713985
- Income Investments
- 1829317
- Income Other
- 16239
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4779381
- Income Legacies
- 114062
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £997,380
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,089,183
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9086563
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 329608
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 5702077
- Expenditure Governance
- 100638
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1128989
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 146293
- Gain Loss Investment
- 7274271
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £11,100,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 65010182
- Assets Own Use
- 7515685
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 57494497
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £22,376,883
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £17,977,211
- Assets Current Investment
- 8190581
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £69,409,854
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 10844083
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 7133128
- Assets Cash
- £3,279,248
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 38837883
- Funds Restricted
- 30571971
- Funds Total
- 69409854
- Count Employees
- 32
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 20 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2741264
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 27000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 786032
- Income Investments
- 1485854
- Income Other
- 15724
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5055874
- Income Legacies
- 238824
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,022,280
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,670,590
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8692870
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 337052
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 5474374
- Expenditure Governance
- 83953
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1068308
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 146549
- Gain Loss Investment
- 171996
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £9,400,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 63110402
- Assets Own Use
- 7667067
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 55443335
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £19,816,474
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £16,484,113
- Assets Current Investment
- 4586000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £66,442,763
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 10617464
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5866649
- Assets Cash
- £2,873,963
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 36331029
- Funds Restricted
- 30111734
- Funds Total
- 66442763
- Count Employees
- 31
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 9 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3612536
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 850961
- Income Investments
- 1242113
- Income Other
- 318
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5708928
- Income Legacies
- 14086
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £896,599
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,752,611
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9649210
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 320814
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 6088871
- Expenditure Governance
- 72588
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1103318
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 150922
- Gain Loss Investment
- 6124380
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £9,218,759
- Assets Total Fixed
- 63106918
- Assets Own Use
- 7829350
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 55277568
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £26,025,347
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £15,724,663
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £73,407,602
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 11147003
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4577660
- Assets Cash
- £3,612,142
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 36537602
- Funds Restricted
- 36870000
- Funds Total
- 73407602
- Count Employees
- 30
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1341837
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 809583
- Income Investments
- 1152147
- Income Other
- 1042
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3305609
- Income Legacies
- 91834
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £653,532
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,435,647
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4089179
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 248496
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2812610
- Expenditure Governance
- 68783
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 873821
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 145509
- Gain Loss Investment
- 12862204
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £9,196,429
- Assets Total Fixed
- 68265786
- Assets Own Use
- 7920761
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 60345025
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £15,459,742
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £12,502,024
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £71,223,504
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 9314193
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 3187831
- Assets Cash
- £3,753,982
- Funds Endowment
- 2312261
- Funds Unrestricted
- 36816507
- Funds Restricted
- 32094736
- Funds Total
- 71223504
- Count Employees
- 23
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Spain
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Senegal
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Uganda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ethiopia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- 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
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Norway
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- The Gambia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2012-04-13T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4041794
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1126183
- Assoc Charity Name
- MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- Charity Name
- MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2010-09-30T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06 SEP 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 MAY 2016 as amended on 27 Nov 2019 as amended on 23 Mar 2021 as amended on 25 Jan 2024
- Charitable Objects
- to promote medical and associated research anywhere in the world and in particular to support research, training, public engagement and dissemination of knowledge with the aim of improving human health.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 717693
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- Medical Research UK
- Charity Name Id
- 413168
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- MRF
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management