ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Registered charity 1185329 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q4671486 · Wikipedia

Please see the Report of the Trustees

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE AIMS AND ETHOS OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND IN PARTICULAR TO:(A) PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND IN THE TEACHING OF MEDICAL SCIENCES;(B) PROMOTE THE APPLICATION OF RESEARCH TO THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN HEALTH AND WELFARE;(C) PROMOTE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOCIETY; AND(D) ASSESS ISSUES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE OF CONCERN TO THE PUBLIC AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH ASSESSMENT.

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£23.0m

Latest spending

£22.1m

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased by £4.0m to £23.0m, while total expenditure fell by £2.6m to £22.1 million. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £14.0 million, with a General Fund balance of £6.1 million, which is above the Finance Committee's approved minimum target of £3.9 million. The trustees and auditors confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £110,001 - £120,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)

“The number of employees whose emoluments as defined for taxation purposes amounted to over £60,000 in the year was as follows: 2026 2025 £60,001 - £70,000 10 5 £70,001 - £80,000 5 6 £80,001 - £90,000 4 1 £90,001 - £100,000 - 2 £100,001 - £110,000 1 - £110,001 - £120,000 2 - £120,001 - £130,000 - 2” — page 47

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 22

“The number of employees whose emoluments as defined for taxation purposes amounted to over £60,000 in the year was as follows: 2026 2025 £60,001 - £70,000 10 5 £70,001 - £80,000 5 6 £80,001 - £90,000 4 1 £90,001 - £100,000 - 2 £100,001 - £110,000 1 - £110,001 - £120,000 2 - £120,001 - £130,000 - 2” — page 47

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Charitable activities (70% of income)

“Total incoming resources for 2025/26 were £23.0 million of which £20.3 million was received from charitable activities, all of which was provided to support specific projects and included as part of restricted income.” — page 27

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £3.9 million (held: £14.0m)

“At its meeting on 9 June 2026 the Finance Committee approved an uplift to the target minimum level of reserves, in terms of General Fund resources to £3.9 million reflecting the increased costs of the Academy’s operational platform. This level of reserve would allow the Academy to restructure activities to a level that would be appropriate for a reduced amount of income, in the event of a significant shortfall in core funding. At 31 March 2026, the General Fund was £6.1 million and above the required minimum.”

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Academy has a wholly owned subsidiary company, Academy of Medical Sciences Trading Limited... A loan of £100,000 secured by a debenture is also held by the Academy Royal Charter Body.

“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. The shareholding of £1,000 in £1 shares is held by the Academy Royal Charter body. A loan of £100,000 secured by a debenture is also held by the Academy Royal Charter Body.” — page 25

“The Directors of the trading subsidiary are the Treasurer, the Chief Executive Officer of the Academy, the Academy’s Head of Fundraising.”

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Directors of the trading subsidiary are the Treasurer, the Chief Executive Officer of the Academy, the Academy’s Head of Fundraising.

“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. The shareholding of £1,000 in £1 shares is held by the Academy Royal Charter body. A loan of £100,000 secured by a debenture is also held by the Academy Royal Charter Body.” — page 25

“The Directors of the trading subsidiary are the Treasurer, the Chief Executive Officer of the Academy, the Academy’s Head of Fundraising.”

Per its FY2026 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.” — page 25

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Littlejohn LLP. Discloses 6 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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

Volunteers: 440
Government income: £15,426,674 — grants £15,426,674 (5); 67% of the £23,005,908 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 22 (£60,001–£70,000: 10; £70,001–£80,000: 5; £80,001–£90,000: 4; £100,001–£110,000: 1; £110,001–£120,000: 2)
Has a trading subsidiary
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 439
Government income: £19,638,960 — grants £19,638,960 (5); 73% of the £27,049,618 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 16 (£60,001–£70,000: 5; £70,001–£80,000: 6; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £130,001–£140,000: 2)
Has a trading subsidiary
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 400
Government income: £15,816,682 — grants £15,816,682 (4); 79% of the £20,008,382 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 14 (£60,001–£70,000: 5; £70,001–£80,000: 4; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £120,001–£130,000: 2)
Has a trading subsidiary
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Academy of Medical Sciences to Install Ahaneku as President, inducts 13 fellows guardian.ng · 24/10/2026
Academy of Medical Sciences advices Nigerians to avoid handshakes, hugs as EBOLA case confirmed in FCT championnews.com.ng · 21/10/2026
Ebola: Avoid unnecessary physical contact, Academy of Medical Sciences cautions vanguardngr.com · 21/10/2026
Professor Jie Wang, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. eurekalert.org · 13/09/2026
Academy of Medical Sciences to host colloquium on healthcare crisis thenationonlineng.net · 14/07/2026
Mark Nelson, Ph.D., Elected to the UK’s Academy of Medical Sciences uvm.edu · 09/06/2026
Professor Thushan de Silva elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences sheffield.ac.uk · 22/05/2026
Four King's academics elected as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences kcl.ac.uk · 21/05/2026

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 31/03/2026)

Total income

£23.0m

Total spending

£22.1m

Cost of raising funds

£802k

Reserves (reported)

£14.0m

Employees

96

Reported reserves equal ~7.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% 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: 3.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

PROFESSOR DAVID JOHN BURN
Professor Alan Keith Boyd
Professor Andrew David Morris
Professor Catherine Williamson
Professor David Adams
Professor David Roblin
Professor Deborah Ashby
Professor Guy Edward Thwaites
Professor Helen Irene McShane FMedSci
Professor James Henderson Naismith
Professor Judith Elizabeth Allen
Professor Jugnoo Sangeeta Rahi FMedSci
Professor Michael G Hanna FMedSci
Professor Peter JM Openshaw
Professor Philippa TK Saunders
Professor Rosalind Louise Smyth CBE · trustee of 2 other charities
Professor Shakila Thangaratinam FMedSci · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor Sheena Elizabeth Radford · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor Sir John Peter Iredale
Professor Timothy John Aitman

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£23.0m	£22.1m
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

Common questions

Is ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased by £4.0m to £23.0m, while total expenditure fell by £2.6m to £22.1 million. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £14.0 million, with a General Fund balance of £6.1 million, which is above the Finance Committee's approved minimum target of £3.9 million. The trustees and auditors confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by PKF Littlejohn LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £110,001 - £120,000 band, and 22 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES?

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

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
WELLCOME TRUST	FY2021	£13.7m	Innovations, Priority Areas
THE BRITISH DIABETIC ASSOCIATION	FY2022	£1.0m	Research grant
BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION	FY2022	£500k	Research
ARTHRITIS UK	FY2023	£219k	Research Grant
THE BRITISH DIABETIC ASSOCIATION	FY2021	£184k	Research grant
ARTHRITIS UK	FY2026	£134k	Research grant
Vivensa Foundation	FY2025	Unverified read£114k	Starter grants for clinical lecturers scheme
BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION	FY2024	£100k	Related Party Transaction (Trustee Sadaf Farooqi)
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION	FY2021	£100k	Improving health and care services
ARTHRITIS UK	FY2022	£97k	Research
PROSTATE CANCER UK	FY2024	£38k	Grant
PROSTATE CANCER UK	FY2025	£38k	Grant
THE JEAN SHANKS FOUNDATION	FY2026	£30k
THE JEAN SHANKS FOUNDATION	FY2024	£25k
WELLCOME TRUST	FY2025	Unverified read£27	Wellcome Leap
WELLCOME TRUST	FY2025	Unverified read£27	Discovery Research

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	31/03/2022	£12.5m	Academy of Medical Sciences Core Funding
UK government	31/03/2022	£12.5m	Academy of Medical Sciences Core Funding
UK government	03/02/2022	£81k	Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) grant for Academy of Medical Sciences
UK government	03/02/2022	£261k	Newton Fund grant for Academy of Medical Sciences
UK government	03/02/2022	£425k	Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) grant for Academy of Medical Sciences
UK government	16/06/2021	£9.4m	Academy of Medical Sciences grant support 21-22
UK government	01/04/2021	£478k	Academy of Medical Sciences YR1
UK government	01/04/2021	£478k	Academy of Medical Sciences YR1
UK government	01/04/2012	£413k	Academy of Medical Sciences starter grants for clinical lecturers
UK government	01/04/2012	£413k	Academy of Medical Sciences starter grants for clinical lecturers

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
Bird Song Trust	1	£203k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST	1	£5k
THE TANLAW FOUNDATION	1	£3k
THE MCBAIN FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£2k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION	1	£2k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	1	£2k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	1	£1k
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£200

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION.

MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION income £3.7m
ACTION AGAINST MEDICAL ACCIDENTS income £1.4m
THE ACADEMY OF MEDICAL ROYAL COLLEGES income £1.5m
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST income £157k
MEDICAL SCHOOLS COUNCIL income £2.7m
MASON MEDICAL RESEARCH TRUST income £310k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES	£23.0m	£110,001 - £120,000	22	above	—	no doubt
MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FY2025	£3.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ACTION AGAINST MEDICAL ACCIDENTS FY2025	£1.4m	—	—	below	26.9%	no doubt
THE ACADEMY OF MEDICAL ROYAL COLLEGES FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£157k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MEDICAL SCHOOLS COUNCIL FY2025	£2.7m	—	4	above	—	no doubt

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