MEDICAL ARTISTS EDUCATION TRUST

Registered charity 1069007 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. For the advancement of Education in Medical Art.2. For the dissemination of knowledge and appreciation of Medical Art to the general public.a. Tuition (online and face-to-face)b. Exhibitionsc. Newsletter (variable and intermittent)d. Website (www.maet.org.uk)e. Advice (telephone, e-mail and pamphlets)

Objects

1) FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN MEDICAL ART.2) FOR THE GREATEST POSSIBLE DISSEMINATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICAL ART FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE NOT ARTISTS BUT REQUIRE REPRESENTATIONS OF ANATOMY OR OTHER MEDICAL SUBJECTS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: West Oxfordshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£30k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves total £59,893, comprising cash and investment assets. The trustees report that they endeavour to keep expenditure within income and hold reserves to cover financial risks such as loss of funding or reduced course fee income. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Student seminar fees (58% of income)
“Student seminar fees 20,745” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Reserves are held to cover these losses should the situation arise.
“The trustees endeavour to keep expenditure within income and not to use capital. The main financial risk is loss of funding from the investment distributions and reduced course fee income. Reserves are held to cover these losses should the situation arise.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees appointed by related bodies; facilities used from related bodies.
“The trustees (3) are appointed by: 1. The Worshipful Company of Barbers 2. The Royal College of Surgeons 3. The Medical Artists’ Association”
“Margot Cooper, trustee and founder of Limbs & Things Ltd, has continued her generous support by funding a 3D modelling workshop at King's College London.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Margot Cooper is a trustee and founder of Limbs & Things Ltd, which received funding for a workshop.
“The trustees (3) are appointed by: 1. The Worshipful Company of Barbers 2. The Royal College of Surgeons 3. The Medical Artists’ Association”
“Margot Cooper, trustee and founder of Limbs & Things Ltd, has continued her generous support by funding a 3D modelling workshop at King's College London.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 4

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 4

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 4

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2023 (received 31/07/2024, 1 day after the 30/07/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£46k£30k
30/09/2024£36k£29k
30/09/2023£92k£30k
30/09/2022£25k£23k
30/09/2021£32k£21k

Common questions

Is MEDICAL ARTISTS EDUCATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves total £59,893, comprising cash and investment assets. The trustees report that they endeavour to keep expenditure within income and hold reserves to cover financial risks such as loss of funding or reduced course fee income. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MEDICAL ARTISTS EDUCATION TRUST£46k—0unclear—no doubt
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL EDUCATORS FY2025£337k—0unclear—no doubt
INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL ETHICS FY2025£334k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ARTS EMERGENCY SERVICE FY2025£818k—0within—no doubt
INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL ILLUSTRATORS LIMITED FY2025£139k—0unclear—no doubt
STIWT ARTS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£274k—0unclear—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.