ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Action Medical Research is a charity whose objects are to promote medical research into the prevention, management and cure of disabling diseases and conditions. We are a UK-wide charity saving and changing children's lives through medical research. We fund a broad range of cutting-edge medical research most likely to deliver real benefit to babies, children and young people.
Latest income
£7.8m
Expenditure
£9.3m
Financial year end
2025-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £4.5m | £5.3m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £6.1m | £7.2m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £8.0m | £8.0m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £8.2m | £8.6m | |
| 2025-12-31 | £7.8m | £9.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £7.4m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £401k |
| Total income | £7.8m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £4.3m |
| Raising funds | £5.0m |
| Grants to institutions | £3.0m |
| Governance | £24k |
| Total expenditure | £9.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £4.6m |
| Total funds | £6.7m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £6.7m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £6.7m |
| Cash | £703k |
People
| Employees | 42 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- 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.