# THE LISTER INSTITUTE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 206271
- **Other names:** LISTER INSTITUTE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 22, 1962
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=206271


## Contact

- **Address:** PO Box 2502, WATFORD
- **Postcode:** WD18 1AE
- **Phone:** 0203 5325345
- **Email:** secretary@lister-institute.org.uk
- **Website:** http://www.lister-institute.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO AND STUDY OF THE CAUSES, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE IN MAN AND ANIMALS, THE STUDY OF BIOLOGY IN ANY FORM, OR ANY OTHER SCIENCE IN ITS RELATION TO THE HEALTH OF MAN OR ANIMALS, THE STUDY OF ANY AGENCY OR DISCOVERY AFFECTING OR LIKELY TO AFFECT HUMAN HEALTH, THE STUDY OF THE COMPOSITION, PROPERTIES AND POWERS OF ANY ARTICLE OF FOOD OR DRINK, OR MEDICINE, THE STUDY OF AIR, WATER, ANIMALS, VEGETABLES, MINERALS, CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL AGENTS IN THEIR POSSIBLE RELATION TO HUMAN HEALTH;TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INSTRUCTION AND EDUCATION IN PREVENTIVE MEDICINE TO HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS AND OTHERS;

**Activities:** The charitable objectives of the Institute are to further understanding and progress in preventive medicine by promoting biomedical excellence in the UK and the Republic of Ireland through its support of the biological sciences and to ensure long-term public benefit through publication of the knowledge gained and, where appropriate, by encouraging its exploitation.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £1030000 | £2404000 | £44853000 | 4 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £679000 | £2007000 | £43148000 | 4 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £595000 | £2490000 | £43275000 | 3 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £612000 | £1974000 | £47678000 | 3 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £593000 | £1389000 | £44794000 | 3 |



## Trustees

- Dr Rebecca Clare Fitzgerald — appointed Sept. 4, 2015
- HONORABLE RORY MICHAEL BENJAMIN GUINNESS
- Jennifer Smithson — appointed Sept. 8, 2023
- PROFESSOR ALEC JOHN JEFFREYS FRS
- PROFESSOR DOUGLAS HIGGS — appointed Aug. 17, 2012
- Professor Anne Rosser — appointed Sept. 12, 2025
- Professor Jane Hillston — appointed Sept. 12, 2025
- Professor John Julian Blow — appointed Sept. 10, 2022
- Professor Muzlifah Haniffa — appointed Sept. 13, 2024
- Professor Pamela Jean Shaw DBE — appointed Sept. 7, 2018
- Professor Rosalind Louise Smyth CBE — appointed Sept. 9, 2022
- Professor Sir John Peter Iredale — appointed Sept. 8, 2017
- Stephen McMahon — appointed Sept. 6, 2019
- murray john legg — appointed Sept. 4, 2020