ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 

Please see the Report of the Trustees
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Most of the income over the last 3 years has been in the form of Government grants or contracts
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
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Established: 4 years

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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
31/03/22£17,702£14,187£3,515£421£15,855£2,060255400
31/03/21£14,667£14,875£-208£276£12,381£221051400
31/03/20£16,651£17,020£-368£765£12,143£1,038150400
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Voluntary Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 13%
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1.7 months
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 55 employees
  • 400 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Donor
Amount/When/Months
To be used for
Wolfson Foundation
£300,000 08/06/2022
Refurbishment of conference and meeting facilities

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/09/2019, number: 1185329
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Main office

THE ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
41 PORTLAND PLACE
LONDON
W1B 1QH

Objectives

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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase

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