St David's Medical Foundation
What it does
The relief of sickness generally and, in particular, to provide and promote for the public benefit all aspects of research into, and education in, medicine and healthcare at the College of Medicine at Swansea University (and any other collaborating institution where research or education is related to medicine and healthcare).
Its charitable purposes
I) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ALL ASPECTS OF RESEARCH INTO, AND EDUCATION IN, MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE AT THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT SWANSEA UNIVERSITY (AND ANY OTHER COLLABORATING INSTITUTION WHERE RESEARCH OR EDUCATION IS RELATED TO MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE), AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE CHARITY MAY;
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- City of Swansea
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined. in Practice, City of Swansea
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £580,247 and spent £73,279.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £580,247 | £73,279 | 0 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £55,890 | £56,060 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £10,610 | £43,538 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £10,085 | £48,494 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £14,313 | £30,898 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 3,954%, from £14,313 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £580,247 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 13% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Novo Nordisk gave £14,250 in the year to 31 March 2024, 25% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£556,410
- Investments£23,837
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2024, the charity named 1 funder who gave £14,250. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | Trust, company or other | £14,250 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Charlotte Penny Roberts
- Dr Benjamin Walter Glanmor Rees
- Dr Llinos Rhianedd Williams
- Jane Elizabeth Clayton
- Professor Clive Frank Mantell Weston
- Professor Thomas Wilkinson
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 2 December 2025, 60 days early | Received 2 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 31 October 2024, 92 days early | Received 31 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 20 December 2023, 42 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 16 November 2022, 76 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 8 December 2021, 54 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1122688
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 7 February 2008
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 26 NOVEMBER 2007
- Website
- www.stdavidsmedicalfoundation.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.