WESSEX MEDICAL TRUST

Registered charity 274839 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOPE - FUNDING RESEARCH FIGHTING DISEASE

Funding Medical Research

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the overall financial position remains sound, with unrestricted reserves of £1,903,288 significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £200,000. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £189,945, driven by substantial legacy income and investment returns, while maintaining sufficient cash liquidity for future obligations.

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 — Wessex Medical Research (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Professor Sir Charles Frederick George FRCP FRSAchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ANTHONY COTTAM BSc FCA · trustee of 1 other charity
• Luke March · trustee of 5 other charities
• Nicholas John Page · trustee of 1 other charity
• PROFESSOR DIANA ECCLES MD FRCP
• PROFESSOR LINDA MARY HOLDEN-DYE PhD SHEA

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Guernsey · Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Jersey · Poole · Southampton City · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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