MEDICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH FUND

Registered charity 1139383 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objects are to advance education in the subjects of medicine and the life sciences by the provision of scholarships, allowances and grants to those working at or in collaboration with the University of Warwick and the promotion of research and the publication of its useful results and in such other ways as the trustees think fit.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECTS OF MEDICINE AND THE LIFE SCIENCES BY:- THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS, ALLOWANCES AND GRANTS TO THOSE WORKING AT OR IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK- THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND THE PUBLICATION OF ITS USEFUL RESULTSAND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED.

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £994,804, representing a net increase from the previous year. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves are retained to fund future charitable activities in line with governing documents, supported by stable investment income and donations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2021)

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• PROFESSOR COLIN GRAHAM FINKchair
• Dr ABDULLAHI SHEHU · trustee of 2 other charities
• Dr Mark Atkins
• PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER GERARD DOWSON

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

Operates in: Coventry City · Warwickshire

Income and spending

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