ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Registered charity 1185329 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£27.0m
Latest spending
£24.8m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources increased by 35.2% to £27.0 million, while total expenditure rose by 30.8% to £24.8 million, resulting in a net income before investment gains of £2.3 million. The charity holds £21.5 million in total funds, with unrestricted reserves of £13.2 million, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to manage significant business risks and cover potential restructuring costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (72% of income)
“Total incoming resources for 2024/25 were £27.0 million of which £24.6 million was received from charitable activities”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £3.7 million (held: £13.2m)
“At its meeting on 12 June 2025 the Finance Committee approved an uplift to the target minimum level of reserves, in terms of General Fund resources to £3.7 million”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Directors of the trading subsidiary are the Treasurer, the Executive Director of the Academy, the Academy’s Director of Communications and one independent Director.
“The Directors of the trading subsidiary are the Treasurer, the Executive Director of the Academy, the Academy’s Director of Communications and one independent Director.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Academy of Medical Sciences Trading Limited
“The Academy has a wholly owned subsidiary company, Academy of Medical Sciences Trading Limited, which was incorporated in England and Wales on 25 February 2010 with registered number 07170258.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Littlejohn LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

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

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

Total income
£27.0m
Total spending
£24.8m
Cost of raising funds
£605k
Reserves (reported)
£13.2m
Employees
96

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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: 2.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (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
31/03/2025£27.0m£24.8m
31/03/2024£20.0m£18.9m
31/03/2023£19.1m£16.3m
31/03/2022£17.7m£14.2m
31/03/2021£14.7m£14.9m

Common questions

Is ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources increased by 35.2% to £27.0 million, while total expenditure rose by 30.8% to £24.8 million, resulting in a net income before investment gains of £2.3 million. The charity holds £21.5 million in total funds, with unrestricted reserves of £13.2 million, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to manage significant business risks and cover potential restructuring costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Littlejohn LLP.

Who funds ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES as a grant recipient include THE BRITISH DIABETIC ASSOCIATION, BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION, Arthritis UK, Vivensa Foundation, THE HEALTH FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BRITISH DIABETIC ASSOCIATIONFY2022£1.0mResearch grant
BRITISH HEART FOUNDATIONFY2022£500kResearch
Arthritis UKFY2023£219kResearch Grant
THE BRITISH DIABETIC ASSOCIATIONFY2021£184kResearch grant
Vivensa FoundationFY2025£114kStarter grants for clinical lecturers scheme
BRITISH HEART FOUNDATIONFY2024£100kRelated Party Transaction (Trustee Sadaf Farooqi)
THE HEALTH FOUNDATIONFY2021£100kImproving health and care services
Arthritis UKFY2022£97kResearch
PROSTATE CANCER UKFY2024£38kGrant
PROSTATE CANCER UKFY2025£38kGrant
THE JEAN SHANKS FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
WELLCOME TRUSTFY2025£27Discovery Research
WELLCOME TRUSTFY2025£27Wellcome Leap

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government31/03/2022£12.5mAcademy of Medical Sciences Core Funding
UK government31/03/2022£12.5mAcademy of Medical Sciences Core Funding
UK government03/02/2022£81kGlobal Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) grant for Academy of Medical Sciences
UK government03/02/2022£261kNewton Fund grant for Academy of Medical Sciences
UK government03/02/2022£425kGlobal Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) grant for Academy of Medical Sciences
UK government16/06/2021£9.4mAcademy of Medical Sciences grant support 21-22
UK government01/04/2021£478kAcademy of Medical Sciences YR1
UK government01/04/2021£478kAcademy of Medical Sciences YR1
UK government01/04/2012£413kAcademy of Medical Sciences starter grants for clinical lecturers
UK government01/04/2012£413kAcademy of Medical Sciences starter grants for clinical lecturers

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES£27.0m——above—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
BNJC FY2025£4.1m——unclear—no doubt
PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND FY2025£781k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
1692 FY2025£462k—0within—no doubt
SOUTH MANCHESTER SPORTS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£113k—0within—no doubt

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