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GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL

Registered charity 1089278 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GMC · also registered in Scotland as SC037750 (OSCR)

We are an independent organisation that helps to protect patients and improve medical practice across the UK.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£167.5m
Latest spending
£156.0m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £51.7 million, representing 31% of budgeted total expenditure for 2025, which falls within the trustees' target range of 20% to 35%. Total income increased to £167.5 million, driven by registration fees, while total expenditure rose to £156 million. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its financial stability.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 20% to 35% of the annual expenditure for the next 12 months (held: £51.7m)
“Over the medium term we target the mid-point of a reserves range between 20% to 35% of the annual expenditure for the next 12 months.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: GMC Services International Limited
“GMC Services International (GMCSI) was established by Council in 2016 as a wholly owned trading subsidiary of the GMC.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Regulator actions

Fundraising Regulator: General Medical Council (01/04/2001)

decision: Decision of the Charity Commission on General Medical Council.

Official record

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Property (HM Land Registry)

19 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustpilot: General Medical Council scores 1.2/5 from 88 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.

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

Total income
£167.5m
Total spending
£156.0m
Cost of raising funds
£674k
Reserves (reported)
£73.5m
Employees
1,713

Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£167.5m£156.0m
31/12/2023£150.5m£144.1m
31/12/2022£135.2m£133.5m
31/12/2021£122.3m£122.1m
31/12/2020£109.9m£113.4m

Common questions

Is GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £51.7 million, representing 31% of budgeted total expenditure for 2025, which falls within the trustees' target range of 20% to 35%. Total income increased to £167.5 million, driven by registration fees, while total expenditure rose to £156 million. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its financial stability. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL as a grant recipient include DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK).

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK)FY2023£10kMedical regulation

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£4.0m
GAMBLEAWARE1£351k
THE EMMANUEL KAYE FOUNDATION1£30k
PHILIP KING CHARITABLE TRUST1£18k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k
THE DWF FOUNDATION1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL RESEARCH CHARITIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL£167.5m——unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL RESEARCH CHARITIES FY2025£1.3m——within—no doubt
MEDICAL SCHOOLS COUNCIL FY2025£2.7m—4above—no doubt
ROYAL GLAMORGAN POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE ASSOCIATION FY2025£114k—0unclear—no doubt
MEDICAL MISSION INTERNATIONAL (UK) FY2025£935k—0within—no doubt
THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL CHARITY FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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