MASON MEDICAL RESEARCH TRUST

Registered charity 207666 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAN MASON (CHISWICK) MEDICAL RESEARCH TRUST

To promote medical research in such manner in all respects (including contributions to any institution or fund carrying on medical research) as the Trustees in their absolute discretion think fit.

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

Latest income

£310k

Latest spending

£202k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,595,345, supported by an investment portfolio valued at £6,321,013. The trustees consider the resources adequate to sustain the Charity for at least twelve months, noting that investment income is sufficient to meet annual expenditure. The Charity reported a net movement in funds of a loss of £274,991, primarily driven by unrealised losses on investments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (91% of income)

“Income from these investments increased slightly in the year, going from £276,260 in 2024 to £282,791 in the current year.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Richard Place Dobson Services Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

JONATHAN MALCOLM HALL MASON
Robin Elizabeth Needham
Sarah Jane Mason
Timothy James Mason

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
05/04/2025	£310k	£202k
05/04/2024	£298k	£123k
05/04/2023	£257k	£118k
05/04/2022	£239k	£150k
05/04/2021	£129k	£204k

Common questions

Is MASON MEDICAL RESEARCH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,595,345, supported by an investment portfolio valued at £6,321,013. The trustees consider the resources adequate to sustain the Charity for at least twelve months, noting that investment income is sufficient to meet annual expenditure. The Charity reported a net movement in funds of a loss of £274,991, primarily driven by unrealised losses on investments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Richard Place Dobson Services Limited.

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
UNSEEN (UK)	1	£20k
BRITISH HEN WELFARE TRUST	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO.

THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO income £502k
STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL FUND income £930k
HAROLD AND MARJORIE MOSS CHARITABLE TRUST income £156k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.1m
the Shoftim Charitable Trust income £546k
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST income £124k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MASON MEDICAL RESEARCH TRUST	£310k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO FY2024	£502k	—	above	—	no doubt
STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST GENERAL FUND FY2025	£930k	—	above	—	no doubt
HAROLD AND MARJORIE MOSS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£156k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
the Shoftim Charitable Trust FY2025	£546k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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