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Wellcome Trust

Will Charities Of Sir Henry S Wellcome (The Museum And Library Charity)

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
210183
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed July 30, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Oct. 4, 1962
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Wellcome Trust
Gibbs Building
215 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BE

Activities

Wellcome exists to improve health by helping great ideas to thrive.We support researchers, we take on big health challenges, we campaign for better science, and we help everyone get involved with science and health research. We are a politically and financially independent foundation.

Objects: (1) To Protect, Preserve And Advance All Or Any Aspects Of The Health And Welfare Of Humankind And To Advance And Promote Knowledge And Education By Engaging In, Encouraging And Supporting: (A) Research Into Any Of The Biosciences; And (B) The Discovery, Invention, Improvement, Development And Application Of Treatments, Cures, Diagnostics And Other Medicinal Agents, Methods And Processes That May In Any Way Relieve Illness, Disease, Disability Or Disorders Of Whatever Nature In Human Beings Or Animal Or Plant Life; And (2) To Advance And Promote Knowledge And Education By Engaging In, Encouraging And Supporting: (A) Research Into The History Of Any Of The Biosciences; And (B) The Study And Understanding Of Any Of The Biosciences Or The History Of Any Of The Biosciences.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Country
Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Sept. 30, 2025 July 30, 2026On time £589,458,608 £2,051,212,819 £35,739,794,380 2,358
Sept. 30, 2024 July 23, 2025On time £569,497,051 £1,626,627,348 £33,948,257,668 2,377
Sept. 30, 2023 July 30, 2024On time £541,832,808 £1,660,834,674 £33,458,248,218 2,314
Sept. 30, 2022 July 26, 2023On time £502,291,233 £1,488,848,304 £34,601,301,213 2,081
Sept. 30, 2021 July 21, 2022On time £410,257,213 £1,365,367,666 £36,260,562,070 2,065
Sept. 30, 2020 March 5, 2021 £463,593,136 £1,184,381,848 £27,821,753,229 1,969

Trustees

Name Appointed
The Wellcome Trust Limited April 24, 1992