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Medical research charity ratings

Research into diseases and medical conditions. 33 medical research charities rated. This is the ranked list.

Choosing medical research support

  1. 1. PurposeIdentify the disease, research stage and funding model.
  2. 2. AccessResearch participation has study-specific criteria; funding a study does not guarantee access to it.
  3. 3. EvidenceConsider study quality and translation into practice over time, rather than treating spending as an outcome.

Selection questions from CharityCompare. Confirm current services with the charity; Clarity Scores assess financial and disclosure proxies, not programme effectiveness.

Understand impact evidence
Charity Score Cause spend Income Scope
SIGHT RESEARCH UK 93 85% £871k UK-wide
HEALTH DATA RESEARCH UK 87 100% £15m UK-wide
HOMEOPATHY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 87 99% £1.6m UK-wide
ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK 84 68% £62m UK-wide
YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH 84 72% £28m UK-wide
CANCER RESEARCH UK 83 64% £735m UK-wide
BONE CANCER RESEARCH TRUST 83 74% £4.2m UK-wide
WINGS FOR LIFE UK SPINAL CORD RESEARCH FOUNDATION 82 67% £7.0m UK-wide
Bowel Research UK 82 67% £1.4m UK-wide
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE 81 98% £965k UK-wide
CANCER RESEARCH WALES 80 58% £5.9m Local
DEMENTIA RESEARCH UK 80 76% £1.4m UK-wide
KIDNEY RESEARCH UK 78 79% £14m UK-wide
JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION LIMITED 78 65% £8.0m UK-wide
CURE EB (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SOHANA RESEARCH FUND) 77 92% £4.9m UK-wide
HEART RESEARCH UK 77 78% £3.4m UK-wide
PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH 75 69% £5.2m UK-wide
EPILEPSY RESEARCH INSTITUTE UK 75 93% £1.7m UK-wide
MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION 74 88% £3.7m UK-wide
MENINGITIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION 72 65% £2.6m UK-wide
NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH (INCORPORATING CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH CCR) 71 74% £2.3m UK-wide
GYNAECOLOGY CANCER RESEARCH FUND 70 66% £1.8m UK-wide
ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCH 69 47% £7.8m UK-wide
Animal Free Research UK 68 75% £1.0m UK-wide
THE THROMBOSIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 67 100% £3.4m UK-wide
HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE 67 84% £3.2m Local
WORLD CANCER RESEARCH FUND 66 75% £12m UK-wide
THE HOPE FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH 64 58% £628k Local
THE NEEDHAM RESEARCH INSTITUTE 64 91% £583k UK-wide
SOUTH ATLANTIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 63 85% £1.1m UK-wide
THE CHRONIC DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 57 100% £214k Local
PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH FUND 55 98% £946k UK-wide
THE HEART RESEARCH INSTITUTE (UK) 43 69% £847k UK-wide