Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The Francis Crick Institute is dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease. Our work is helping to understand why disease develops and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections and neurodegenerative diseases.

Latest income

£246m

Expenditure

£255m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £175m £188m
2022-03-31 £186m £197m
2023-03-31 £213m £210m
2024-03-31 £231m £238m
2025-03-31 £246m £255m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £224m
Charitable activities £2.4m
Trading £15.4m
Investment income £3.5m
Total income £246m

Spending

Charitable spend £253m
Raising funds £1.6m
Grants to institutions £4.9m
Governance £818k
Total expenditure £255m

Balance sheet

Reserves £66.3m
Total funds £557m
— restricted £61.4m
— unrestricted £455m
— endowment £40.5m
Total assets £557m
Cash £26.8m

People

Employees 1,458

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science

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.