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The Medicalert Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives.
The Medicalert Foundation (number 233705) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Medicalert Foundation do?
The MedicAlert Foundation provides a life-saving, emergency identification system for individuals with hidden medical conditions and allergies. Each Member receives a bracelet, necklace or watch that is engraved with the wearers main medical condition(s), an ID number and a 24 hour emergency telephone number that can access their details from anywhere in the world in over 100 languages.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Medicalert Foundation
Answers The Medicalert Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Medicalert Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?
The Medicalert Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £90,001–£100,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£90,001–£100,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The Medicalert Foundation's money come from?
The Medicalert Foundation reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.1m (85%), donations and legacies £142k (11%), investments £53k (4%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £70k.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.1m · 85%
Donations and legacies£142k · 11%
Investments£53k · 4%
Does The Medicalert Foundation receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for The Medicalert Foundation. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
The Medicalert Foundation reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Medicalert Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Medicalert Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Medicalert Foundation registered for?
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Medicalert Foundation yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Medicalert Foundation.
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Is The Medicalert Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Medicalert Foundation as a registered charity (number 233705) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Medicalert Foundation's charity number?
The Medicalert Foundation's charity number is 233705. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 233705?
Search 233705 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Medicalert Foundation do?
The MedicAlert Foundation provides a life-saving, emergency identification system for individuals with hidden medical conditions and allergies. Each Member receives a bracelet, necklace or watch that is engraved with the wearers main medical condition(s), an ID number and a 24 hour emergency telephone number that can access their details from anywhere in the world in over 100 languages.
Does The Medicalert Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Medicalert Foundation. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Medicalert Foundation?
The Medicalert Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.medicalert.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Medicalert Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Medicalert Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £90,001–£100,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Medicalert Foundation's money come from?
The Medicalert Foundation reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.1m (85%), donations and legacies £142k (11%), investments £53k (4%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £70k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Medicalert Foundation?
The register records The Medicalert Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Medicalert Foundation's trustees paid?
The Medicalert Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Medicalert Foundation registered as a charity?
The Medicalert Foundation was entered on the register on 15 September 1995. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00814000).