The Michael Davie Research Foundation
What it does
Grants are made to other charities and / or voluntary bodies to fund medical research. We raise funding by receiving donations from both individuals and societies as well as from income we receive from our investments and occasionally by encashing a small part of our investments.
Its charitable purposes
THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF ALL TYPES OF HUMAN DISEASE AND ESPECIALLY THE FURTHERANCE OF RESEARCH INTO BONE DISEASE AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £20,348 and spent £22,425.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £20,348 | £22,425 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £21,450 | £18,736 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £23,199 | £23,818 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £19,147 | £36,939 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £16,549 | £19,456 | 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 23%, from £16,549 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £20,348 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 110% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Michael William John Davie MD, FRCPChair
- Dr Chris Sharp
- Maldwyn Jones
- Teresa Johnson
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 24 August 2026, 68 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 12 June 2025, 141 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 20 August 2024, 72 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 2 May 2023, 182 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 15 August 2022, 77 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 803202
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 1 May 1990
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 21/03/1990AS AMENDED ON 11/07/2012
- Website
- michaeldavieresearchfoundation.comm.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Gwynedd
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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.