MSF Uk
At a glance
Key takeaways
- MSF Uk's stated geographic focus is any part of the world, and its purpose is medical aid, so a medical humanitarian project may fit its remit.
- The annual report says it directs grants to MSF operational centres, which carry out the projects, and its Board decides what to fund based on the needs those centres express, so a small nonprofit should expect its request to be judged against those needs.
- No grant range is stated, and its largest country totals run to millions of pounds, so these should not be read as a guide to the size of a request.
- No application process is published in its annual report, register entry or website, so the practical first step is to get in touch through the contact shown and ask how a need could be raised.
- The annual report says nothing about timing, how competitive funding is, or any exclusions.
Overview
MSF Uk is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1026588).
MSF Uk is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that exists to relieve sickness, provide medical aid to the injured and protect good health through medical supplies, personnel and procedures in any part of the world. It awarded £58,700,000 in its most recent annual report. Its largest grants went to Mozambique (£7.4 million), Sierra Leone (£6.1 million), Afghanistan (£4.0 million), Democratic Republic of Congo (£3.8 million) and Ethiopia (£3.7 million). Its grants also go to MSF Holland, which hosts OCA, MSF Belgium, which hosts OCB, and MSF France, which hosts Operational Centre Paris (OCP).
What they fund
Priority Areas
MSF UK directs grants to MSF operational centres, which use them to implement and continue medical humanitarian projects and support social mission costs. The Board retains the decision on which projects and programmes to fund, influenced by need expressed by the centres. Its work aims to relieve sickness, provide medical aid to injured people and protect health through medical supplies, personnel and procedures addressing disease, injury and malnutrition. The supported work spans emergency medical care and long-term healthcare crises, including responses to conflict, epidemics and natural disasters.
Themes
- Medical humanitarian aid
Geographic Focus
Any Part Of The World.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Board retains decisions on which projects and programmes to fund, influenced by need expressed by the MSF operational centres it funds.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to MSF Uk.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- MSF Holland£36,534,000year to 31 December 2024
- MSF Belgium£17,617,000year to 31 December 2024
- MSF France£2,497,000year to 31 December 2024
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £72,675,269 | £69,386,612 | £49,207,276 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £68,017,311 | £71,889,130 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £76,828,978 | £76,953,569 | £49,777,297 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £85,261,392 | £84,046,648 | £53,829,455 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £95,336,332 | £89,770,308 | £58,700,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
— No grants figure for that year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- msf.org.uk
- msf.org.uk/how-we-work · read on 23 October 2026
- msf.org.uk/philanthropy · read on 23 October 2026
- msf.org.uk · read on 23 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 23 October 2026.
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Contact
- +44 (0) 20 7404 6600source
- majordonors@london.msf.orgsource
- trustsandfoundations@london.msf.orgsource
- uk.fundraising@london.msf.orgsource
- MSF UK Level 5 (Units 12&13) Artesian 9 Prescot Street London E1 8PRsource
- msf.org.uk
Applying to MSF Uk?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- +44 (0) 20 7404 6600source
- majordonors@london.msf.orgsource
- trustsandfoundations@london.msf.orgsource
- uk.fundraising@london.msf.orgsource
- MSF UK Level 5 (Units 12&13) Artesian 9 Prescot Street London E1 8PRsource
- msf.org.uk