Wellcome Trust
| Founded | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Sir Henry Wellcome |
| Registration no. | 210183 |
| Focus | Biomedical Research |
| Headquarters | London, NW1 United Kingdom |
| Location |
|
| Coordinates | 51°31′32.55″N 0°8′6.07″W / 51.5257083°N 0.1350194°W |
Area served | United Kingdom and overseas |
Key people | |
| Disbursements | £11 billion (1936–2015)[3] |
| Endowment | £25.9 billion[4] |
| Employees | 2,057[5] |
| Website | www |
The Wellcome Trust is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, United Kingdom. It was established in 1936 with legacies from the pharmaceutical magnate Henry Wellcome (founder of Burroughs Wellcome, one of the predecessors of GSK plc) to fund research to improve human and animal health. The aim of the Trust is to "support science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone." It had a financial endowment of £37.6 billion in 2025,[6] making it the fourth wealthiest charitable foundation in the world. In 2012, the Wellcome Trust was described by the Financial Times as the United Kingdom's largest provider of non-governmental funding for scientific research, and one of the largest providers in the world.[7] According to their annual report, the Wellcome Trust spent GBP £1.1 billion on charitable activities across their 2023/2024 financial year.[8] According to the OECD, the Wellcome Trust's financing for 2019 development increased by 22% to US$327 million.[9]
- ^ "Board of Governors".
- ^ Van Noorden, Richard (2013). "Wellcome appoints Dr John-Arne Røttingen as Chief Executive Officer | News".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Wellcome Trust aims to increase spend to £5 billion over next 5 years". Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "Value of Wellcome's investments passes £25 billion". Wellcome Trust. 2018.
- ^ "Charity Commission factsheet for the Wellcome Trust". Charity Commission for England and Wales. 17 December 2015.
- ^ "Investments – How we are funded | Who we are". Wellcome. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ Jack, Andrew (10 April 2012). "Wellcome challenges science journals". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 April 2012. (registration required)
- ^ "Wellcome's 2023/2024 Annual Report | Wellcome" (PDF). wellcome.org. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Wellcome Trust | Development Co-operation Profiles – Wellcome Trust | OECD iLibrary". 16 June 2024.