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Lifearc

Registered charity 1015243 Registered since 1992

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland

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Board DNA

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12
trustees on the board
4.1y median 4.5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure
3
trustees past 6 years
11.1y
average years in governance
11 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
10
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 12Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Professional services 21Health and social care 5Other services 3

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Contact

Websitewww.lifearc.org
Emailinfo@lifearc.org
Phone02073912777
AddressLYNTON HOUSE, 7-12 TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON, WC1H 9LT

Finances

£205,043,000 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£9,148,000£49,659,000
2021£17,877,000£56,510,000
2022£22,879,000£60,302,000
2023£169,579,000£73,489,000
2024£205,043,000£95,934,000

What it does

What

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH AND MEDICALRESEARCH IN PARTICULAR BY ASSISTING THE PROGRESS OF THE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIESAND NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARISING FROM RESEARCH INTO THERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS,DRUGS, DIAGNOSTICS, OTHER TECHNOLOGIES OR INFORMATION RESOURCES.TO WORK WITH INDUSTRY, CHARITIES, UNIVERSITIES, THE HEALTH SERVICE AND OTHERRELEVANT BODIES AS WELL AS CONDUCTING ITS OWN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ASNEEDED TO ACCELERATE THE PROGRESS OF THESE DISCOVERIES AND TECHNOLOGIES TOTHE STAGE AT WHICH THEY ARE (I) CAPABLE OF BEING MADE GENERALLY AVAILABLE TOTHE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND THE PUBLIC FOR PRACTICAL APPLICATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH AND/OR (II) ARE TRANSFERRED OR LICENSED TO A THIRD PARTYTO PROGRESS DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH DISCOVERIES OR TECHNOLOGIES TOWARDS SUCHGOALS.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 MAR 1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 OCT 1992AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23 DEC 1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 JAN 2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 MAR 2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 12 JUN 2017 as amended on 16 Sep 2020

Trustees (12)

12trustees
60median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Lifearc · 02698321 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 18/03/1992

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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