GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
We are an independent organisation that helps to protect patients and improve medical practice across the UK.
Latest income
£172m
Expenditure
£160m
Financial year end
2025-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £122m | £122m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £135m | £134m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £150m | £144m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £168m | £156m | |
| 2025-12-31 | £172m | £160m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £166m |
| Trading | £680k |
| Investment income | £2.3m |
| Total income | £172m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £159m |
| Raising funds | £670k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £4.3m |
| Total expenditure | £160m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £74.8m |
| Total funds | £74.8m |
| — restricted | -£5.9m |
| — unrestricted | £80.7m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £74.8m |
| Cash | £63.1m |
People
| Employees | 1,753 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-10-03. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.