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GE

2024

General Medical Council (GMC)

Annual Report 2024

GMC regulates doctors, physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) across the UK; 185 Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) tribunals held in 2024; 67 doctors removed from register

Key Metric 1

Fitness to practise timeliness improved in 2024; disproportionality in employer referral rates between ethnic minority and white doctors narrowed from 0.28% (2016-20) to 0.19% (2018-22); Good medical practice updated version came into effect January 2024

Key Metric 2

Outreach teams spoke to doctors across UK on Good medical practice application; EDI targets update published October 2024; PSA (Professional Standards Authority) noted improvements in fitness to practise timeliness and praised updated Good medical practice; 60% of 2023-24 UK medical school intake are increasingly diverse

Key Metric 3

PSA review noted improvements in fitness to practise timeliness; reduction in disproportionality of fitness to practise referrals by employer; narrowing of attainment gap in specialty training for internationally qualified doctors; improved ethnic minority representation in GMC's own workforce

Health & Wellbeing Education

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WA

2024

Wales Innovation Network (WIN)

Impact Report 2021/24

£2,166,675 WIN funding leveraged £38,056,811 in additional investment; bids totalling £116,774,382 submitted to external funders; 31 external funders secured

Key Metric 1

137 external partners included in successful small grant bids across 13 countries; £5m+ direct industry investment; £267,000 awarded to 39 projects through Small Grant Fund

Key Metric 2

89% of Welsh research rated internationally excellent or world-leading for impact (REF 2021); 85% improved processes and practices; 90% created UK-wide impact; 60%+ reached global audiences

Key Metric 3

Advanced Design Engineering group secured £2.028m in funding following WIN support; Cymru Wledig Rural Wales LPIP awarded £5m+ for rural policy innovation; One Health Wales Institute secured £5.12m including £5m commercial contract

Education & Young People Health

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SO

2024

Social Investment Business (SIB)

Impact Report 2022-2024

£81,592,894 disbursed between November 2022 and March 2024; Youth Investment Fund (YIF) — largest fund SIB has ever managed — expanding youth provision in England's most underserved communities

Key Metric 1

Reach Fund supported 170 organisations with £1,922,475 in readiness grants (Dec 2022 – Mar 2024); 33 social investors working with Reach Fund; Enterprise Development Programme (EDP) has supported 330+ organisations with £8m+ in grants since 2018

Key Metric 2

Diversity dashboard covers 11 funds; 46% of successful BAME-led and environmental EDP round organisations in most deprived 20% of areas; team doubled in size with YIF addition

Key Metric 3

YIF expanded youth service provision in communities with highest levels of disadvantage; EDP organisations in Round 4 include women's centre in West Midlands and community energy organisation in London; CEO changes and board renewal with thanks to Chair Hazel Blears (8-year term ending)

Community & Social Justice England

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GL

2025

Global Youth Climate Training (GYCT) — Oxford Net Zero / Global Youth Coalition

Impact Report 2023-2025

27,000 applicants over three training series (2023, 2024, 2025); 5,400 young people trained; 65% from most affected people and areas (MAPA); 21% Indigenous youth

Key Metric 1

89% of participants strengthened international climate policy knowledge; 77% felt more confident to advocate in UNFCCC forums; 60% credited GYCT for their success in international climate policy

Key Metric 2

£36,000 in youth bursaries distributed to fund COP attendance; 100,000+ YouTube views; 6 languages of live interpretation; University of Oxford Vice Chancellor's Award for Environmental Sustainability 2024

Key Metric 3

Climate Guidebook shortlisted for Re-Earth Initiative; 81% of 2024 participants interested in applying to University of Oxford; GYC co-director Agustín Ocaña and participants represented Rwanda, Colombia, Uganda at international climate forums

Environment & Climate Education

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TL

2023

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change

Annual Report 2023

Six domestic abuse perpetrator programmes commissioned by GMCA Deputy Mayor; behaviour change programmes delivered across Greater Manchester; 80% reduction in domestic abuse incidents for those on programmes vs 30% for those not (Home Office)

Key Metric 1

New commercial counselling subsidiary launched; geographical expansion to UK-wide services; new programmes launched for different approaches to safe, healthy relationships

Key Metric 2

Empirical research produced proving effectiveness of behaviour change work; new measures implemented to better support staff and people accessing services; geographical growth outside Greater Manchester

Key Metric 3

Home Office data shows 80% reduction in domestic abuse incidents for those in TLC programmes vs 30% for those not in programmes; Drive programme targets high-risk/high-harm perpetrators via MARAC panels in Manchester, Salford, Bury and Rochdale

Health & Wellbeing Prevention

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GR

2023

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSH Charity)

Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23

Total income £108m in 2022/23 — record at the time (45% increase from £74.5m); £44.7m from direct gifts (up £15.8m); £31m from legacies; 250,000+ regular givers

Key Metric 1

Strong year for research strategy implementation — increase in quality of responses to National Funding Call; children's Cancer Centre building plans and permissions progressed; GOSH Learning Academy funding released for education and development

Key Metric 2

170% increase in income from digital channels in Christmas campaign; public appeal for Children's Cancer Centre launched via TCS London Marathon charity of the year partnership; hardship fund launched for hospital staff and families during cost-of-living crisis

Key Metric 3

Record income year; Christmas 2022 campaign raised significantly more than prior year; TCS London Marathon charity of the year partnership launched public appeal; Citizens Advice partnership helped families access benefits during cost-of-living crisis

Health & Wellbeing Research

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CH

2025

Church of England — Archbishops' Council Social Impact Investment Programme (SIIP)

Social Impact Report 2025

£25m granted by Church Commissioners to fund SIIP; investments across housing for the vulnerable, community thriving and just energy transition; parishes involved in 31,000 social projects nationwide

Key Metric 1

Investments to date include Women in Safe Homes fund (£1.6m); Social & Sustainable Housing II fund (£2m); Recovery Loan Fund (£1m loan to SIB); 3.6% stake in Charity Bank (£1.1m equity investment)

Key Metric 2

Church of England parishes run or support approximately 8,000 food banks and 3,000 community cafes; poll suggests 23% of Britain's adult population received support from a church or Christian organisation in last 5 years

Key Metric 3

Women in Safe Homes: houses bought and leased to grassroots organisations providing refuge to vulnerable women and children; Charity Bank investment can unlock £8m+ in loans to charities and social enterprises for every £1m of capital invested

Poverty & Inclusion Poverty

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CA

2025

Cardiff Metropolitan University — Enterprise Team

Entrepreneurship Annual Impact Report 2024-25

1,123 students empowered through in-curricular and extra-curricular enterprise activities in 2024-25; 44 curriculum-based sessions and 16 extra-curricular empower events delivered

Key Metric 1

Students across 5 schools: CSM (438), CSSHS (368), CSESP (122), CST (99), CSAD (96); 100% of Changemakers Challenge attendees more confident in abilities and social impact project planning

Key Metric 2

Shortlisted for Times Higher Education Entrepreneurial University of the Year; Business Advice Hour drop-in sessions; 17 Meet and Mingle events with 100+ attendees and 9+ speakers; peer network launched May 2025

Key Metric 3

Changemakers attendee completed 6-week internship in India with Project Chakra; 'Work experience' option at Cardiff School of Technology embedded enterprise into Level 5 core module; student feedback: 'inspirational — made me see entrepreneurship is achievable and not so risky'

Education & Young People Young People

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GR

2021

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSH Charity)

Annual Report and Financial Statements 2020/21

Total income £68.4m in 2020/21; careful cost management and use of reserves maintained charitable commitments throughout COVID-19; new 5-year strategy announced for 2021-2026

Key Metric 1

All existing funding commitments maintained through pandemic; COVID-19 Emergency Appeal helped children, families and staff; hospital pivot to COVID-19 support while maintaining rare disease treatment; research into COVID-19 impact on children funded

Key Metric 2

Innovative fundraising developed; digital capabilities accelerated; organisational redesign undertaken; Citizens Advice partnership for family financial support; plan to launch Children's Cancer Centre fundraising appeal in 2022-23

Key Metric 3

First Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy launched; Kai's case study (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, rare cardiac condition, donated heart) illustrates impact of research funding; GOSH treated approximately 600 children and young people daily throughout pandemic

Health & Wellbeing Research

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