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Medico-Legal Society

Medico-Legal Society is a registered charity (number 214508) based in London, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Dr Sarah Nichol Galbraith since 2022. Latest income £37k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £37k (2024)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.medico-legalsociety.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1963

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£37k£37k
  • 2023£38k£38k
  • 2022£33k£33k
Earlier years
  • 2021£25k£21k
  • 2020£27k£24k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Charitable objects

(1) THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE THE PROMOTION OF MEDICO-LEGAL KNOWLEDGE IN ALL ITS ASPECTS. (2) THIS OBJECT SHALL BE ATTAINED BY HOLDING MEETINGS AT WHICH PAPERS SHALL BE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED; BY PUBLICATION OF THE MEDICO-LEGAL JOURNAL (‘THE SOCIETY’S JOURNAL’) AND WHICH JOURNAL SHALL INCLUDE PUBLICATION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PAPERS PRESENTED TO THE SOCIETY; BY THE COLLATION AND ORGANISATION OF RECORDED PRESENTATIONS IN ELECTRONIC FORM TO WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL HAVE ACCESS; AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE COUNCIL SHALL APPROVE. (3) THE SOCIETY’S JURISDICTION OF OPERATION IS THAT OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

3y median 3y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 6Other Charitable Purposes 6The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 6

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£37k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
214508
Status
Registered
Governing document
RULESAS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 09 MAR 2007AS AMENDED ON 08 JUN 2023
Contact on the register
07866808506 · treasurer@medico-legalsociety.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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