Registered charity · No. SC022353Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
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Moredun Research Institute
Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data
Moredun Research Institute is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of education, the advancement of health, the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science.
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What does Moredun Research Institute do?
We successfully develop strategies for the improved control and prevention of disease and help to reduce disease prevalence and incidence locally, nationally and worldwide. We work towards a greater understanding of disease pathogenesis, develop diagnostic tests and create novel vaccines. We work closely with farmers and vets and strive to improve animal health and wellbeing and support sustainable agriculture. Our research focuses on infections and diseases of livestock species, is multi-disciplinary, encompassing the spectrum from genomic and molecular analyses of pathogens, interactions be…
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Moredun Research Institute
Answers Moredun Research Institute gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
Where does Moredun Research Institute's money come from?
Moredun Research Institute reported £15m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £15m (98%), investments £281k (2%), other income £92k (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£15m · 98%
Investments£281k · 2%
Other income£92k · 1%
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Midlothian
What causes is Moredun Research Institute registered for?
the advancement of educationthe advancement of healththe advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
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What does Moredun Research Institute do?
We successfully develop strategies for the improved control and prevention of disease and help to reduce disease prevalence and incidence locally, nationally and worldwide. We work towards a greater understanding of disease pathogenesis, develop diagnostic tests and create novel vaccines. We work closely with farmers and vets and strive to improve animal health and wellbeing and support sustainable agriculture. Our research focuses on infections and diseases of livestock species, is multi-disciplinary, encompassing the spectrum from genomic and molecular analyses of pathogens, interactions be…
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Where does Moredun Research Institute's money come from?
Moredun Research Institute reported £15m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £15m (98%), investments £281k (2%), other income £92k (1%).
When was Moredun Research Institute registered as a charity?
Moredun Research Institute was entered on the register on 1 March 1994.