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THE BLOND MCINDOE RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1106240 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLOND MCINDOE CENTRE, THE QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL BLOND MCINDOE RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Blond McIndoe Research Foundation is a medical research charity that is devoted to supporting leading edge research into wound healing and soft tissue reconstruction. The Foundation seeks to play an essential role in translating practical research into results that advance patient care. We work in partnership with The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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

Latest income
£44k
Latest spending
£71k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £619,043, which the Trustees consider well-balanced to meet grant-making objectives. The organization relies on donations and legacies for income, reporting a net decrease in funds of £2,995 for the year due to higher charitable expenditure than incoming resources. The Trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: neither allowed to become excessive... nor so low as to be inadequate to meet the grant making objectives (held: £619k)
“The Foundation's reserves policy is to maintain general unrestricted reserves which are neither allowed to become excessive as a result of the unjustifiable accumulation of income nor so low as to be inadequate to meet the grant making objectives.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Neil Mortensen and Timothy Goodacre, both trustees of the Foundation, are the ex-president and ex-vice president, respectively, of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. During the year, the Foundation paid two grant totalling £55,000 to the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
“During the year, the Foundation paid two grant totalling £55,000 (2024 - Nil) to the Royal College of Surgeons of England (see Note 6) in support of individuals’ research applications. Neil Mortensen and Timothy Goodacre, both trustees of the Foundation, are the ex-president and ex-vice president, respectively, of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Blond McIndoe Research Foundation. (matched by registered charity number).

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£44k£71k
30/09/2024£108k£9k
30/09/2023£37k£36k
30/09/2022£39k£32k
30/09/2021£20k£111k

Common questions

Is THE BLOND MCINDOE RESEARCH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £619,043, which the Trustees consider well-balanced to meet grant-making objectives. The organization relies on donations and legacies for income, reporting a net decrease in funds of £2,995 for the year due to higher charitable expenditure than incoming resources. The Trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.