PENINSULA MEDICAL FOUNDATION
Raises vital funds for medical research and support to students at the University of Plymouth Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and the wider healthcare community.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total assets increased to £944,534, with unrestricted reserves standing at £356,058. The trustees consider it prudent to hold reserves against running costs, noting that deliberate depletion to less than two years of running costs would be reckless. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“consider it reckless to deliberately deplete resources to less than two years running costs”
Trustees
- Dr JOHN ADRIAN COPPLESTONEchair
- DAVID JOHN FITZGERALD
- Dr Edward Martin Brooke
- Dr Sophia Ruth Wrigley
- Duncan Kenric Swift
- Peter Graham Vosper
- Prof. Christopher Terence Lewis MBE FRCS
- Professor Peter Cyril Whitfield
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £476k | £156k |
| 31/12/2024 | £81k | £45k |
| 31/12/2023 | £107k | £38k |
| 31/12/2022 | £89k | £101k |
| 31/01/2022 | £464k | £207k |
Common questions
Is PENINSULA MEDICAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total assets increased to £944,534, with unrestricted reserves standing at £356,058. The trustees consider it prudent to hold reserves against running costs, noting that deliberate depletion to less than two years of running costs would be reckless. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds PENINSULA MEDICAL FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PENINSULA MEDICAL FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND | FY2022 | £376k | |
| THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND | FY2023 | £43k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | 1 | £676k |
| THE MCBAIN FAMILY FOUNDATION | 1 | £100k |
| Bird Song Trust | 1 | £79k |
| THE BATCHWORTH TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE TANLAW FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
| YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
| THE ASTOR FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
| THE OAKDALE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS GENERAL CHARITY AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES
- ASSOCIATION OF PAKISTANI PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FOUNDATION
- MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- NORTHCOTT DEVON MEDICAL FOUNDATION
- THE FELLOWSHIP OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE
- THE PLYMOUTH AND CORNWALL CANCER FUND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENINSULA MEDICAL FOUNDATION | £476k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS GENERAL CHARITY AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES | £1.0m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ASSOCIATION OF PAKISTANI PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FOUNDATION | £747k | — | 0 | unclear | 2.6% | no doubt |
| MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION | £3.7m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTHCOTT DEVON MEDICAL FOUNDATION | £147k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FELLOWSHIP OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE | £1.1m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |