Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL 

We are an independent organisation that helps to protect patients and improve medical practice across the UK.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • There is a pension deficit of £3,247,735
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£135,213£133,527£1,686£534£54,852£56,2895.11,5870
31/12/21£122,342£122,147£195£246£99,798£99,7989.81,5220
31/12/20£109,867£113,371£-3,504£303£64,582£64,5826.81,4420
31/12/19£114,360£114,559£-199£473£72,581£72,5817.61,3550
31/12/18£109,882£104,657£5,226£535£97,606£97,60611.21,2360
31/12/17£112,521£99,086£13,435£0£77,948£65,2467.91,1350
31/12/16£106,958£100,742£6,216£0£65,482£65,4827.81,1150
31/12/15£99,261£101,195£-1,934£0£69,406£47,9025.71,0820
31/12/14£97,054£101,024£-3,970£7,114£68,225£68,2258.19450
31/12/13£95,437£91,713£3,724£5,815£64,887£64,8878.58540
31/12/12£97,975£88,422£9,553£6,060£61,648£61,6488.47360
31/12/11£101,630£87,462£14,168£6,530£53,053£53,0537.36540
31/12/10£101,339£87,342£13,997£8,685£40,672£40,6725.66050
31/12/09£89,238£80,617£8,621£4,689£14,983£14,9832.25250
31/12/08£71,478£75,188£-3,710£4,644£17,601£17,3472.84850
31/12/07£63,508£73,642£-10,134£3,742£19,069£19,0693.14680
31/12/06£67,649£74,297£-6,648£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£68,101£68,458£-357£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£66,759£54,609£12,150£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 18%
Highest pay band: £250,000-£300,000
Liabilities/Assets: 62%
Liabilities/Income: 71%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 103%
Reserves/Spending: 5.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 22 years

www.gmc-uk.org

gmc@gmc-uk.org

0161 923 6602

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Professional associations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 1,587 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/11/2001, number: 1089278
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

REGENT'S PLACE
350 EUSTON ROAD
LONDON
NW1 3JN

Objectives

1. THE REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS 2. THE PROMOTION OF HIGH STANDARDS OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND THE CO-ORDINATION OF ALL STAGES OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 3. THE REGULATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, FITNESS TO PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS 4. THE PROVISION OF ADVICE FOR MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ON STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND PERFORMANCE AND ON MEDICAL ETHICS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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