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MEDICAL AID FILMS LIMITED

Registered charity 1121578 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's mission is to provide free access to quality medical information to healthcare staff in the developing world. It produces educational films and other resources for distribution to healthcare workers.

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

Latest income
£245k
Latest spending
£226k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £19,015, having raised £245,428 against total expenditure of £226,413. Total reserves stood at £205,894, with unrestricted reserves of £163,804, which the trustees note are managed well to meet expenses and fall within their stated policy target of three to six months of unrestricted funding. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 in the year” — page 23
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months unrestricted funding and ideally six months in reserve (held: £164k)
“The charity’s policy is to hold no less than three months unrestricted funding and ideally six months in reserve which is between £56,603 to £113,206” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Medical Aid Films (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£800k
Total spending
£715k
Cost of raising funds
£115k
Reserves (reported)
£151k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (53% 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: 14.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Abu Dhabi · Afghanistan · Ajman · Akrotiri · Aland Islands · Albania · Algeria · American Samoa · Andorra · Angola · Anguilla · Antarctica

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£245k£226k
31/12/2023£381k£495k
31/12/2022£800k£715k
31/12/2021£448k£492k
31/12/2020£682k£642k

Common questions

Is MEDICAL AID FILMS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £19,015, having raised £245,428 against total expenditure of £226,413. Total reserves stood at £205,894, with unrestricted reserves of £163,804, which the trustees note are managed well to meet expenses and fall within their stated policy target of three to six months of unrestricted funding. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of MEDICAL AID FILMS LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds MEDICAL AID FILMS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MEDICAL AID FILMS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION, THE VASEPPI TRUST, THE MARK ANTHONY TRUST, THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY, THE REED FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2025£25k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
THE VASEPPI TRUSTFY2025£20k
THE VASEPPI TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE VASEPPI TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE MARK ANTHONY TRUSTFY2024£15k
THE MARK ANTHONY TRUSTFY2023£15kExtension funding for development of a short clip on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2023£8k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2025£0
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2021—

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 JULIA RAUSING TRUST1£4.9m
CWPLUS1£2.3m
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£473k
THE KENTOWN WIZARD FOUNDATION1£200k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£130k
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY1£129k
BLACK HEART FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED1£100k
AKO FOUNDATION1£100k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MEDIC ASSIST INTERNATIONAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MEDICAL AID FILMS LIMITED£245kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
MEDIC ASSIST INTERNATIONAL FY2024£237k—0unclear—no doubt
AMAN EDUCATION & MEDICAL WELFARE TRUST FY2025£200k—0unclear—no doubt
MEDICINEMA FY2025£2.1m——above—no doubt
FESTIVAL MEDICAL SERVICES FY2024£661k—0unclear—no doubt
PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND FY2025£781k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt

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