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ST DAVID'S MEDICAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1122688 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of sickness generally and, in particular, to provide and promote for the public benefit all aspects of research into, and education in, medicine and healthcare at the College of Medicine at Swansea University (and any other collaborating institution where research or education is related to medicine and healthcare).

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£580k
Latest spending
£73k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased slightly from £519,885 to £519,715, driven by a net expenditure that exceeded incoming resources. The trustees note that the foundation relies on volunteer help and that full-time staff costs are not sustainable in the current environment, though interest income has improved to over £12,000 per annum.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St David's Medical Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£580k
Total spending
£73k
Reserves (reported)
£107k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~17.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire · City Of Swansea · Neath Port Talbot · Rhondda Cynon Taff

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£580k£73k
31/03/2024£56k£56k
31/03/2023£11k£44k
31/03/2022£10k£48k
31/03/2021£14k£31k

Common questions

Is ST DAVID'S MEDICAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased slightly from £519,885 to £519,715, driven by a net expenditure that exceeded incoming resources. The trustees note that the foundation relies on volunteer help and that full-time staff costs are not sustainable in the current environment, though interest income has improved to over £12,000 per annum. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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 OAKDALE TRUST2£5k
THE ARDWICK TRUST2£400
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST2£400
THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND1£419k
COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST1£354k
PARKINSON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM1£169k
THE MCBAIN FAMILY FOUNDATION1£100k
Bird Song Trust1£79k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST DAVID'S FOUNDATION HOSPICE CARE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST DAVID'S MEDICAL FOUNDATION£580k—0unclear—no doubt
ST DAVID'S FOUNDATION HOSPICE CARE FY2025£9.3m——above26.0%no doubt
PENINSULA MEDICAL FOUNDATION FY2025£476k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SWANN-MORTON FOUNDATION FY2025£100k—0above—no doubt
DAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION UK FY2025£173k—0above—no doubt
MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FY2025£3.7m——unclear—no doubt

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