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ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL RESEARCH CHARITIES

Registered charity 296772 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A M R C

The principal activity of the Association is the charitable advancement of medical and health research in the United Kingdom generally and in particular the advancement and promotion of the collective effectiveness of those charities of which a principal activity is medical and health research.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £98,862 for the year, with total income of £1,334,177 and expenditure of £1,235,315. The trustees report that general reserves of £659,087 represent approximately five months of normal operating expenditure, which is within the stated policy target of four to six months. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership subscriptions (95% of income)
“Income from continuing membership subscriptions and training was £1,263,445”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four to six months’ normal operating expenditure (held: £659k)
“AMRC requires reserves of four to six months’ normal operating expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees are employees of member organisations; fees calculated in ordinary course of business.
“Due to the nature of the charity’s work, its trustees are often trustees or employees of member organisations. Member fees are always calculated in the ordinary course of business. There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £5k
“The total creditor at the year ended 31 March 2025 increased to £5,159. For further details, see Note 18.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

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

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£659k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.2m
31/03/2024£1.3m£1.1m
31/03/2023£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.0m
31/03/2021£1.1m£983k

Common questions

Is ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL RESEARCH CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £98,862 for the year, with total income of £1,334,177 and expenditure of £1,235,315. The trustees report that general reserves of £659,087 represent approximately five months of normal operating expenditure, which is within the stated policy target of four to six months. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION2£11k
THE OAKDALE TRUST2£3k
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST2£400
THE BORNE FOUNDATION1£430k
THE TRESANTON TRUST1£416k
MASONIC SAMARITAN FUND1£250k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£217k
CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST1£205k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL RESEARCH CHARITIES£1.3m——within—no doubt
MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FY2025£3.7m——unclear—no doubt
ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH FY2025£7.8m——above—no doubt
GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL FY2024£167.5m——unclear—no doubt
MEDICAL SCHOOLS COUNCIL FY2025£2.7m—4above—no doubt
THE CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST CIO FY2024£502k—0above—no doubt

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