Published: June 2025

This report examines the research expenditure of 148 AMRC member charities in 2024. You can access a breakdown of the spending of our member charities in our Member Dashboard and you can find previous published briefings in our Sector data and insights archive.

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Data notes

AMRC charities are a major contributor to UK medical research​ 

• MRC and NIHR UK research spend from 2023-24 annual reports. Spending on research by health departments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland not illustrated.

• AMRC member financial data for this and previous financial years are obtained via an annual data collection exercise. Financial data collected is categorised into 4 domains: research expenditure in the UK; overseas research expenditure; capital projects (including building and equipment over £50K); other charitable activities (e.g. welfare, support, care and information).  

• UK research expenditure over time. Graph plotted using historical data submitted by AMRC member charities. Orange line shows spend from all AMRC member charities. Blue line shows spend excluding the Wellcome Trust. 

The picture for AMRC charities remains mixed

All figures calculated from survey responses from AMRC member charities during our annual data collection 2025.