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LifeArc is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (1015243) and in Scotland with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (SC037861); and a company limited by guarantee (No 2698321) having been incorporated under the Companies Act 1985 on 18 March 1992.

Articles of Association

Our charitable purposes, as set out in our Articles of Association, are:

  • To promote the public benefit by improving human health and medical research, in particular by assisting the progress of the scientific discoveries and new technologies arising from research into therapeutic treatments, drugs, diagnostics, other technologies or information resources.
  • To work with industry, charities, universities, the health service and other relevant bodies as well as conducting its own research and development as needed to accelerate the progress of these discoveries and technologies to the stage at which they are (i) capable of being made generally available to the medical profession and the public for practical application for the improvement of health and/or (ii) are transferred or licensed to a third party to progress development of such discoveries or technologies towards such goals.

Our performance and achievements to fulfil our charitable objects are published yearly in the trustees’ annual report and accounts.