DOCTORS OF THE WORLD UK

Registered charity 1067406 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MEDECINS DU MONDE UK

Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources increased by 27% to £1,708,937, while total expenditure rose by 16% to £1,726,332, resulting in a net outgoing resource of £17,395. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £204,707, representing 3.03 months of budgeted costs, which meets the charity's policy target of three months' running costs.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — below the median for charities its size (£76k)
The following number of employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) during the year between: £70,000 – £79,999 — page 32
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' running costs (held: £205k)
Doctors of the World UK’s reserves policy stipulates that our organisation seeks to hold the equivalent to three months’ running costs as an unrestricted fund
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Doctors of the World UK (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£189k
Reserves (reported)
£205k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Armenia · Bulgaria · Burkina Faso · Greece · Morocco · Nepal · Niger · Philippines · Russia · Sierra Leone · Syria · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.7m£1.7m
31/12/2023£1.2m£1.5m
31/12/2022£1.4m£1.4m
31/12/2021£1.6m£1.6m
31/12/2020£1.8m£1.4m

Common questions

Is DOCTORS OF THE WORLD UK financially healthy?

The accounts state that total incoming resources increased by 27% to £1,708,937, while total expenditure rose by 16% to £1,726,332, resulting in a net outgoing resource of £17,395. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £204,707, representing 3.03 months of budgeted costs, which meets the charity's policy target of three months' running costs. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of DOCTORS OF THE WORLD UK earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band.

Who funds DOCTORS OF THE WORLD UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DOCTORS OF THE WORLD UK as a grant recipient include CHOOSE LOVE, DISRUPT FOUNDATION, THE TOLKIEN TRUST, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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