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Action Medical Research

Action For The Crippled Child, Action Research, Action Research For The Crippled Child, Arcc, National Fund For Poliomyelitis Research, National Fund For Research Into Poliomyelitis And Other Crippling Diseases, The National Fund For Research Into Crippling Diseases (Known As Action Research), The Polio Research Fund

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
208701
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed June 4, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Dec. 12, 1962
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
00549089

Address

Address
Action Medical Research
5th Floor
167-169 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 5PF

Contact

Phone
01403 210406
Email
info@action.org.uk
Website
action.org.uk
Screenshot of the Action Medical Research website

Activities

Action Medical Research is a charity whose objects are to promote medical research into the prevention, management and cure of disabling diseases and conditions. We are a UK-wide charity saving and changing children's lives through medical research. We fund a broad range of cutting-edge medical research most likely to deliver real benefit to babies, children and young people.

Objects: To Promote, Encourage, Maintain, Improve And Advance Research Into The Prevention, Cure, Management And Alleviation Of Disabling Diseases And Conditions Provided That The Useful Results Of Such Research Shall Be Disseminated For The Public Benefit.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
Who
Children/young People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 June 4, 2026On time £7,822,810 £9,297,461 £6,699,284 42
Dec. 31, 2024 July 21, 2025On time £8,180,759 £8,633,019 £7,125,173 51
Dec. 31, 2023 July 23, 2024On time £7,986,085 £7,974,454 £7,888,497 49
Dec. 31, 2022 May 15, 2023On time £6,112,701 £7,224,790 £6,541,984 38
Dec. 31, 2021 June 17, 2022On time £4,452,453 £5,342,427 £6,804,215 38
Dec. 31, 2020 April 30, 2021 £3,599,750 £4,694,025 £6,643,627 46

Trustees

Name Appointed
Luke George Batchelor Bordewich (Chair) Jan. 5, 2015
Bhavin Patel Jan. 1, 2025
Clare Joanna Elizabeth Ferguson July 20, 2023
Karen Ann Last Nov. 13, 2019
Professor David Edwards Jan. 19, 2016
Professor Stephanie Schorge Oct. 1, 2022
Richard Duncan Wild Nov. 15, 2017
Richard Jonathan Stoneham-Buck April 24, 2019

Linked charities

  • The Eliza Ann Toulson Trust Fund (208701-1)