Medical Aid for Palestinians
UK charity (1045315) working for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees; a company limited by guarantee (03038352)
| Medical Aid for Palestinians
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|---|---|
| Type | Registered charity and private company limited by guarantee (charity 1045315; Companies House 03038352, incorporated 27 March 1995) |
| Founded | After the September 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre (MAP's own account); registered as a charity 29 March 1995 |
| Headquarters | 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT |
| Website | map.org.uk |
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is a UK charity and company limited by guarantee. It describes its mission as working "for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees", and says that it has offices in the West Bank, Gaza, Jerusalem, Lebanon and London.[1][2] It is a registered charity in England and Wales, number 1045315, and a company limited by guarantee, number 03038352, incorporated on 27 March 1995 and registered as a charity on 29 March 1995.[3][4][5]
History
MAP's history page says that the organisation was established after the Sabra and Shatila massacre in Beirut (16–18 September 1982). It states that Dr Swee Chai Ang, an orthopaedic surgeon from London who was working in a hospital in the camp at the time, "joined with fellow medical professionals and humanitarians to establish MAP, in order to send doctors and nurses to work in the Palestinian refugee camps and provide frontline care" on her return to London.[2] The 2024 trustees' report records that the company was incorporated on 27 March 1995 and registered as a charity on 29 March 1995, and that its articles of association were most recently amended in 2016.[4] Companies House records a change of registered office from 33a Islington Park Street, London N1 1QB to 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT on 11 December 2024.[5]
Activities
The Charity Commission describes MAP's activities as: "MAP works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees."[3] MAP's website says that it delivers locally led health and medical care, provides emergency medical aid, and "speak[s] out against injustices that prevent Palestinians from fully enjoying their rights to health and dignity". It lists programme areas including medical care and emergency response, health and hygiene, food and nutrition, mental health support, disability inclusion, and women's and children's health, in the occupied West Bank including East Jerusalem, Gaza and Lebanon.[2][6] Its frequently asked questions page describes it as "a non-political, non-religious and non-sectarian humanitarian organisation".[7] The 2024 trustees' report said that MAP reached "over one million people with urgent aid and supplies" in that year, including 986,000 people in Gaza, 43,597 in the West Bank and 46,045 in Lebanon.[4]
People
MAP's website names The Baroness Morris of Bolton as president, and lists as honorary patrons Dr Swee Chai Ang, a founding trustee, and Helena Kennedy KC, a former president.[8] The 2024 trustees' report also lists Sir Terence English as a patron.[4] The same website, accessed in November 2026, names Steve Cutts as chief executive; the 2024 trustees' report describes him as interim chief executive until August 2025, and records Melanie Ward as chief executive until 5 July 2024.[8][4]
The 2024 trustees' report, signed on 23 September 2025, names Professor Nick Maynard as chair from 7 July 2025 (having been appointed a trustee on 28 March 2025), Shireen Jayyusi as vice chair and Hilary Wild as treasurer. It records Richard Makepeace as chair from 19 September 2024 to 7 July 2025, and Sarah Eldon as chair until 18 September 2024.[4] MAP's website, accessed in November 2026, lists the following trustees. Companies House records that Sarah Eldon ceased to be a director on 17 August 2026 and that Graham Watt ceased to be a director on 12 October 2026; they are omitted from the current list below.[8][5]
| Name | Role (as given by MAP) |
|---|---|
| Professor Nick Maynard | Chair (from 7 July 2025) |
| Shireen Jayyusi | Vice chair |
| Hilary Wild | Treasurer |
| Muna Abbas | Trustee (from 28 March 2025) |
| Ade Bamigboye | Trustee |
| Jacob Burns | Trustee |
| Mike Egan | Trustee |
| Dina Hashem | Trustee (from 28 March 2025) |
| Richard Makepeace | Trustee (chair, 19 September 2024 – 7 July 2025) |
| Dr Ramzi Nasir | Trustee |
| Mary O'Shea | Trustee |
| Muna Wehbe | Trustee (from 28 March 2025) |
| Dr Philippa Whitford | Trustee (from 28 March 2025) |
Finances
The Charity Commission records, for the year ended 31 December 2024, total income of £56,552,000 and total expenditure of £35,204,000, with 136 employees, 13 trustees and 101 volunteers.[3] MAP's trustees' report and accounts for the same year, signed by Nick Maynard as chair and Hilary Wild as treasurer on 23 September 2025, give the following figures:[4]
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Donations and legacies | 43,776 | 30,342 |
| Charitable activities | 9,878 | 3,796 |
| Other trading activities | 2,112 | 518 |
| Investment activities | 786 | 49 |
| Total income | 56,552 | 34,705 |
| Raising funds | 10,700 | 2,246 |
| Charitable activities | 24,504 | 11,926 |
| Total expenditure | 35,204 | 14,172 |
| Net movement in funds | 21,348 | 20,533 |
| Total funds carried forward | 46,083 | 24,735 |
The financial review states that of the £24.5 million spent on charitable activities, £19 million was spent in Gaza (2023: £8 million), "mostly on emergency response programmes", and that free reserves at 31 December 2024 were £44.5 million.[4] Cash at bank and in hand was £45,153,000. The report said that the number of full-time equivalent staff rose from 78 in 2023 to 133 in 2024.[4]
Electoral Commission register (visits)
The Electoral Commission's register records 15 donations of type "Visit" in which Medical Aid for Palestinians is named as the donor, all to members of Parliament, with visit dates between 16 September 2017 and 29 September 2023 (start and end dates as recorded by the Commission).[9] Most entries describe a "fact finding visit organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding and Medical Aid for Palestinians". Three entries name Philippa Whitford as the recipient and describe clinical or project work on Palestinian women's access to breast-cancer diagnosis and treatment, or a "multidisciplinary exchange between U.K. and Palestinian clinicians"; Whitford was later appointed a MAP trustee, on 28 March 2025.[9][4]
| Dates | Recipient (as recorded) | Amount | EC reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25–29 September 2023 | Kate Osamor MP | £1,695 | V0572505 |
| 25–29 September 2023 | Stephen Morgan | £1,695 | V0572359 |
| 25–29 September 2023 | Fleur Anderson | £1,695 | V0572325 |
| 12–16 February 2023 | Ms Helen Hayes | £1,538 | V0566300 |
| 20–25 November 2022 | Munira Wilson | £1,631.29 | V0565166 |
| 20–27 November 2022 | Layla Moran | £1,631.29 | V0565158 |
| 27–31 May 2019 | Ms Yasmin Qureshi MP | £1,680 | V0408178 |
| 27–31 May 2019 | Naz Shah MP | £1,680 | V0406680 |
| 27–31 May 2019 | Ms Rushanara Ali MP | £1,680 | V0406009 |
| 13–23 April 2019 | The Rt Hon Philippa Whitford | £2,123.08 | V0405874 |
| 17–20 September 2018 | Catherine West MP | £1,725 | V0398663 |
| 17–21 September 2018 | Brendan O'Hara | £1,570 | V0398652 |
| 16–20 September 2018 | Mr Richard Burden MP | £1,660 | V0398591 |
| 15–21 September 2018 | The Rt Hon Philippa Whitford | £1,767.08 | V0400188 |
| 16–28 September 2017 | The Rt Hon Philippa Whitford | £2,561 | V0363923 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Medical Aid for Palestinians, Our mission, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Medical Aid for Palestinians, Our history, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Charity Commission, Medical Aid for Palestinians (1045315), Register of Charities, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Medical Aid for Palestinians, Trustees' Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Companies House, Medical Aid for Palestinians (03038352): overview, officers, persons with significant control and filing history, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Medical Aid for Palestinians, Where we work, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Medical Aid for Palestinians, Frequently asked questions, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Medical Aid for Palestinians, Our people, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Electoral Commission, Donations and loans search: "Medical Aid for Palestinians", records read on 11 November 2026 through the Commission's API export of the same search, accessed 11 November 2026.