Activities

As described by the charity on the register

A) TO ADVANCE RESEARCH INTO AND INVESTIGATION OF THE HUMAN GENOME AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH B) TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL RESEARCH

Latest income

£180m

Expenditure

£183m

Financial year end

2025-09-30

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-09-30 £221m £208m
2022-09-30 £186m £183m
2023-09-30 £189m £184m
2024-09-30 £177m £184m
2025-09-30 £180m £183m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-09-30

Income mix

Donations & legacies £0
Charitable activities £165m
Trading £13.6m
Investment income £1.8m
Total income £180m

Spending

Charitable spend £183m
Raising funds £0
Grants to institutions £4.8m
Governance £433k
Total expenditure £183m

Balance sheet

Reserves £32.0m
Total funds £274m
— restricted £241m
— unrestricted £32.0m
— endowment £740k
Total assets £274m
Cash £16.7m

People

Employees 1,301

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.