BMA CHARITIES

Charity number: 1214904
Recently registered

Charity overview

This charity has been recently registered - it does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Grant giving to doctors who are facing financial crisis, to refugee doctors, to medical students and to organisations which either help these groups or support young people considering a career in medicine.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 September 2025: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Rajiv Wijesuriya Chair 11 September 2025
None on record
Dr Mary Jane Platt Trustee 19 November 2025
BMA CHARITIES TRUST FUND
Received: On time
THE DAIN FUND
Received: On time
Keith David Ward Trustee 11 September 2025
BMA CHARITIES TRUST FUND
Received: On time
Dr Robert Barnett Trustee 11 September 2025
THE DAIN FUND
Received: On time
BMA CHARITIES TRUST FUND
Received: On time
Rachel Podolak Trustee 11 September 2025
BMA CHARITIES TRUST FUND
Received: On time

Financial history

This charity was registered recently. It does not have to provide information until 10 months after its first financial period.

Accounts and annual returns

This is a newly registered charity - accounts and annual return not required yet. The charity does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends.

Governing document

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Sep 2025

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1 THE RELIEF OF BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASONS OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR AGE. IN THE CLAUSE "BENEFICIARIES" SHALL MEAN PERSONS WHO ARE, OR HAVE BEEN, OR ARE TRAINING TO BE, MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, OR THE WIVES, WIDOWS, HUSBANDS, WIDOWERS, CIVIL PARTNERS, CHILDREN OR OTHER DEPENDANTS OF SUCH MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS OR OF DECEASED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE. 2 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WHO ARE TRAINING TO BE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS. 3 TO ADVANCE MEDICAL EDUCATION BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO YOUNG PERSONS IN FULL TIME EDUCATION WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING A CAREER IN MEDICINE.

Contact information

Address:
BMA Charities
B M A HOUSE
TAVISTOCK SQUARE
LONDON
WC1H 9JP
Phone:
03330900924
Email:
info@bmacharities.org.uk
Website:

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