# Bma Charities

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1214904 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1214904)
- Website: https://bmacharities.org.uk/
- What it funds: Education / training, Disability
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/bma-charities

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.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## 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.

## What it funds

Bma Charities is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and disability for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Bma Charities in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (bmacharities.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

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